"It was my first vernissage", said Torsten Billman. The name of the market is the derived from the French word "vernissage". He lowers the painting down from a window during a vernissage. Her second vernissage cruise was on 19 May 2009. The first vernissage of the exhibition was in Stockholm, July 1998 and attracted much attention. The Yerevan Vernissage is an open-air exhibition-market functioning on the weekends. Yerevan Vernissage ( ("Vernisazh")) is a large open-air market in Yerevan, Armenia. Kumyry Ta Kumyrchyky (Big and Little Idols), Pisennyi Vernisazh (Song Vernissage). Both the "Montreal Gazette" and "La Presse" gave generous coverage to the vernissage. Later, the Vernissage was moved to Martiros Saryan garden in front of the Opera House.