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New building of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute to be ready in 2015 construction works are under way near the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute as a result of which the territory of the museum will be extended twice. The new building of the museum will be ready in 2015, director of the museum-institute Hayk Demoyan told the reporters today at a news conference on Monday. He said the territory of exhibition room will be extended 2.5 times. “All this intends lasting, hard work as we are preparing the exposition on the basis of absolutely new concept and a new museum culture will be introduced in Armenia,” he said. Demoyan said the world practice shows that at least 8-10 years are necessary for creating new museum while here the works have already kicked off and are intended to be accomplished in 3-4 years. He convinced that by 2015 the museum will be ready. He stressed that new materials will be presented which will completely change the ideas, perceptions and knowledge about the Armenian Genocide. “It will become a serious tool in our mission of international recognition of the Armenian genocide,” he said.