4 March 2025, at 14:30, at the Virtual Hall of the Matenadaran there will be held a lecture entitled “Hearts like our Hearts”: Armenian and Assyrian Cooperation and Cohabitation in Iran’s Urmia Region.Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Al-Jeloo, is an independent scholar and researcher, based at Ankawa, Iraq. He holds a PhD in Syriac Studies, BA in
The staff of Matenadaran participated in a seminar titled “EU4Dialogue: Armenian-Latvian Dialogue for Library Development,” jointly organized by the Armenian Library Association and the Latvian National Library. Jemma Papoyan, the Coordinator of Educational Programs at Matenadaran, presented the educational and cultural programs implemented at the institution. The seminar also included participation from bibliographers and senior
The Mashtots is one of the most significant ritual books of the Armenian Church, containing the guidelines for various ceremonial practices. It was compiled in the 5th century at the behest of Catholicos Sahak Partev and was titled The Blessing List. According to the historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi, in the 9th century, Catholicos Mashtots Yeghivardetsi edited
Matenadaran and AmeriaBank have signed a memorandum of cooperation as part of the “Homecoming of Manuscripts” program. This memorandum establishes a fund to enhance Matenadaran’s capacity to acquire valuable Armenian manuscripts. With funding from AmeriaBank, Matenadaran has already received two manuscripts and ten miniatures with significant historical, cultural, and scientific value.
Ivet Tajaryan, Head of the Matenadaran Museum and Senior Researcher in the Department of Oriental Studies, along with Greta Gasparyan, a Researcher in the Department of Medieval Art Studies and a Postgraduate Student, conducted research at the Archives and Manuscript Depository of the Holy Savior Monastery in New Julfa from January 26 to 31 of
