The museum opened its doors to the public in 2013, when its location, Shusha (Armenian: Shushi, Շուշի), was under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

The collection comprised old Armenian carpets found and bought by its founder, Vardan Astsatryan.

During his visit to the museum in August 2013, the President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan stated that the carpet museum plays an important role in preserving our national traditions and values and also for the development of tourism.

On November 1, 2020, the most valuable items of the collection (about 160 carpets and rugs) were evacuated to Yerevan (Armenia) to avoid further destruction.

[8] Currently, the collection is on display in the National Museum-Institute of Architecture after Alexander Tamanyan and History Museum of Armenia, both in Yerevan.