Musée Arménien de France

The Musée Arménien de France is a private museum of Armenian art and archaeology located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at Fondation Nourhan Fringhian, 59 avenue Foch, Paris, France.

The museum was established in 1949 by Nourhan Fringhian, and has been irregularly open to the public since inception. It represents the culture and traditions of Armenia through ceramics, translated Bibles and other liturgical works, religious objects, amulets, paintings, and about 500 coins.

The museum is currently closed to the public, but the collection remains presented on its website www.le-maf.com.

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16th arrondissement of Paris

Neighbourhoods	Passy Trocadéro

Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Claude-Bernard Lycée Janson de Sailly Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say Lycée Molière Lycée La Fontaine Lycée Octave-Feuillet École Pascal Lycée René-Cassin École normale israélite orientale Institut de l'Assomption Cours privé Beauséjour École d'esthétique Yves Rocher Institut de La Tour International School of Paris Russian Embassy School in Paris Établissement Gerson Ipécom Paris Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré Saint-Jean-de-Passy Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Lycée Sainte-Thérèse Kingsworth International School

Colleges and universities	Paris Dauphine University

Landmarks	Bois de Boulogne Guimet Museum Mona Bismarck American Center Maison de Balzac Maison la Roche Musée Arménien de France Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard Musée Baccarat Musée Clemenceau Musée de la Contrefaçon Palais de Tokyo Parc des Princes Pavillon de l'eau Passy Cemetery Place Charles de Gaulle Russian Embassy in Paris Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Roland Garros Tenniseum

Paris Métro stations	Argentine Boissière Chardon Lagache Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Église d'Auteuil Exelmans Iéna Jasmin Kléber La Muette Michel-Ange – Auteuil Michel-Ange – Molitor Mirabeau Passy Porte d'Auteuil Porte Dauphine Porte de Saint-Cloud Porte Maillot Porte Molitor Ranelagh Rue de la Pompe Trocadéro Victor Hugo

Paris RER stations	Charles de Gaulle – Étoile

The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990

Coordinates: 48°52′18″N 2°16′53″E / 48.87167°N 2.28139°E / 48.87167; 2.28139

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Musée Arménien de France

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