2026

Yerevan, Armenia

Caucasus bleakness restored

The next official matter before the General Secretariat: mountains, monasteries, brandy, border ambiguity, and enough Caucasus energy to restore institutional morale.

Status

Upcoming

Starts

22 Oct 2026

Ends

27 Oct 2026

Destinations

Destination record

Yerevan Plenary Session
Yerevan, Armenia
Long leg22 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026
Primary conference base. Brandy, Soviet avenues, mountain views, and a strong possibility of being described as logistically promising.
Goris Field Consideration
Goris, Armenia
Long leg24 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
Under consideration for delegates requiring caves, mountain roads, and a route that can still be defended in committee.
Lake Sevan Weather Hearing
Lake Sevan, Armenia
Short leg25 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
High-altitude lake. Beautiful, windswept, faintly austere, and therefore more aligned with ICOM than any lake has a right to be.

Pink tufa glows beneath Ararat’s ghost on the horizon; cognac and Soviet blocks share the dusk. Out in Goris, stone towers cling to cliffs while the road pretends it was always a footpath.

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Official highlight

Latest conference planning is centred on Armenia, with Yerevan as the main base and several bleakly respectable day-trip options still before the Politburo.

Lore markers

Brandy and bureaucracy
The trip has the correct mix of hospitality, history, and opportunities for delegates to over-formalise a simple drink.
Mountain route potential
Goris, Dilijan, and Lake Sevan provide enough road-based uncertainty to keep the archive honest.
Caucasus continuity
A return to the wider Tbilisi/Baku mythic zone without accidentally becoming a normal city break.

Field notes

Armenia should lead the homepage until the next conference supersedes it. Treat confirmed dates and route details as editable planning data.