On October 6, Matenadaran welcomed members of the Board of Trustees of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , led by the Chairman of the Board, António M. Feijó. The delegation was accompanied by Razmik Panossian, Director of the Foundation’s Armenian Communities Department.
During the visit, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum, manuscript repository and archives, as well as the Digitization and Restoration Departments, where they became acquainted with exceptional examples of Armenian manuscript heritage and Matenadaran’s rich collections.
The tour was followed by a presentation highlighting the results of the longstanding cooperation between the two institutions. Vahe Torosyan, Deputy Director of Matenadaran for Research, and Ara Gasparyan, Digitalization Department Coordinator, delivered presentations on the achievements of this partnership. Both sides emphasized the growing commitment in recent years to giving the cooperation a more strategic character.
In recognition of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s significant contribution to the preservation, study and promotion of Matenadaran’s manuscript heritage, the Foundation’s name was inscribed in Matenadaran’s “Arch of Honour.” Matenadaran Director Ara Khzmalyan presented António M. Feijó, Chairman of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with Matenadaran’s Gold Medal of Benefaction.
The visit provided another important opportunity to reaffirm the strong ties established between Matenadaran and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and their shared commitment to elevating this longstanding partnership to a new level.
