"Should a foreigner visit National Gallery to familiarize himself with the works of Minas Avetisyan, the exposition won't impress him in the least," the Counselor of RA Minister of Culture, Sona Harutyunyan stated.

"Armenian Museums have a rather unsatisfactory collection of the painter's works and don't give a satisfactory idea of the works of Minas Avetisyan," Florentine art historian Francesco Gallo said.