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Spitak Cultural House

Spitak's Cultural House is found in the city of Spitak in the Lori region of the Republic of Armenia. It was established in the late 1940s.

History

A version of Spitak's Cultural House has operated since 1946. In the beginning, it was a club that met in a single small room, which later expanded to two rooms.

After the town's name was changed to Spitak in 1949, a new cultural house was built in 1952 and 1953. It served as a private point under the direction of the Spitak Executive Committee. It had an independent dance and choral group, that also gave concerts and performances in different cities of the Soviet Union.

It also served as a folk theater, that was recognized, the way too in Soviet Armenia. After having success in multiple festivals, the performance was shown by the National TV Company (13th President, director Hrachik Torosyan, cinematographer  Sergei Muradyan). A local library was started in the Cultural House building, which soon after became the city's central library. A brass band also started to meet here.

The 1988 earthquake did enormous damage to Spitak's cultural institutions, including the Cultural House. It operated until the destructive 1988 earthquake.


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