READINGS OF NAREKATSI IN MATENADARAN
On December 5-6, Mashtots Matenadaran will host Readings of Narekatsi dedicated to Hrachya Tamrazyan’s 70th birthday. The program is here.
AN EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION “MATENADARAN: THE REVELATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TREASURY” OPENING IN MATENADARAN
On the 24th of November, Mashtots Matenadaran opened an exclusive exhibition entitled “Matenadaran: The Revelation of the Photographic Treasury”.This exhibition showcased photographs from various collections of Matenadaran, which are of significant importance from a historical, art, source, and ethnographic standpoint. The retrieval and publication of these old photos were unprecedented in the history of the
ZEYTUN GOSPEL
The “Zeytun Gospel” is a significant piece of art created by Toros Roslin, a renowned Armenian miniature artist. The manuscript was written and painted in 1256 in the Catholicosate Romkla. The author and recipient of the manuscript is Catholicos Constantine I from Bardzrberd. The Gospel was kept in Zeytun for many years and subsequently became
ZEYTUN GOSPEL
The “Zeytun Gospel” is a significant piece of art created by Toros Roslin, a renowned Armenian miniature artist. The manuscript was written and painted in 1256 in the Catholicosate Romkla. The author and recipient of the manuscript is Catholicos Constantine I from Bardzrberd. The Gospel was kept in Zeytun for many years and subsequently became
MASHTOTS MATENADARAN HOSTED A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT COMMEMORATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISTINGUISHED ARMENOLOGIST-ORIENTAL SCHOLAR BABKEN CHUGASZYAN
Mashtots Matenadaran hosted a two-day international conference that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the distinguished Armenologist-Oriental scholar Babken Chugaszyan, who was the long-term deputy director of Matenadaran.Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Matenadaran, greeted the conference participants and appreciated the scholar’s contribution, particularly in the collection of manuscripts. Ara Khzmalyan gave the Chugaszyan family a photo
VISIT OF AMBASSADORS ACCREDITED TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TO MATENADARAN
Ara Khzmalyan, the Director of Mashtots Matenadaran, along with Deputy Director Vahe Torosyan, hosted Petr Pirunchik, Bolat Imanbaev, Paweł Cieplak, the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Armenia. The diplomatic mission leaders and the Matenadaran administration visited the Matenadaran Museum, exploring
MATENADARAN’S INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE POPULARIZATION OF MEDIEVAL CULTURAL HERITAGE
Mashtots Matenadaran has completed the 8-week course as part of the ArtboxHub project, which is a part of the Katapult creative acceleration program funded by the European Union and implemented with the AGBU Foundation in Armenia and the Creative Armenia Cultural Foundation. Mashtots Matenadaran presented a project that received a grant of 50,000 euros. It
MATENADARAN: THE REVELATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TREASURY
On November 25th of this year, the Mashtots Matenadaran Museum will open an exclusive exhibition called “Matenadaran: The Revelation of the Photographic Treasury”.In the various collections of Matenadaran, some photographs hold significant importance from historical, artistic, source science, and ethnographic perspectives. These photos depict the historical and cultural monuments of both Eastern and Western Armenia,
THE DIRECTOR OF MATENADARAN HOSTED THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE “HIRAIR AND ANNA HOVNANIAN” FOUNDATION
Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Mashtots Matenadaran, hosted Koryun Khachaduryan, the executive director of Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, and Anahit Hakobyan, the head of the foundation’s programs. Focusing on the perspectives of cooperation, the guests got acquainted with the development program of the Matenadaran administration and discussed the possibilities of bringing educational programs to