In 1988, AMA was able to buy and remodel the former Coolidge Bank and Trust Building at 65 Main Street in Watertown.

Other facilities include the research library, studio space, offices, meeting rooms, classrooms, a 220-seat auditorium and a gift shop.

The Museum maintains an active program of changing exhibits for the public, to provide new experiences for returning visitors and to showcase the wide range of materials in the collection.

AMA is the only independent Armenian museum in the diaspora, funded largely through contributions of individual supporters.

In the early 1970s, AMA embarked on an extensive program of interviewing survivors of the Armenian genocide, all or most of whom are now deceased.

AMA's collection consists of over 1,400 hours of recorded oral histories and is a fertile source for research by scholars.