The history of the Armenian nation’s culture originates from the VI-V centuries BC and is seen as a continuation of more ancient culture of Urartu.

In the IX-VI centuries BC on the territory of the Armenian Highland there was a highly developed civilization of the state of Urartu. The polyethnic population of Urartu, consisting of Hurri-Urartian, proto-Armenian tribes, left a rich cultural heritage, the continuation of which is the Armenian people’s culture.

The art of the state of Urartu was strongly influenced by the masters of neighboring Assyria - the leading superpower of that period. The heyday of Urartian art came in the VIII century BC, the period of the highest rise of Urartu. Bronze statuettes, jewelry, weapons and other products of the Urartian artisans have reached up to our days.