April 2025 – Matenadaran

A SOLEMN CEREMONY TO CANCEL THE STAMP TITLED “GREAT ARMENIANS: 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MARK GRIGORYAN” TOOK PLACE AT MATENADARAN

30.04.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

The cancellation was conducted by the director of Matenadaran, Ara Khzmalyan; the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of HayPost Company, Artak Ghulyan; the Head of the Postal Department of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, Tsovinar Galstyan; the architect’s grandson, journalist, and writer Mark Grigoryan; and the President of the Armenian Association

THE FOURTH CONFERENCE “TEXT, COMMENTARY AND INTERPRETATION: PROBLEMS OF COMMENTING ON ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TEXTS”

29.04.2025Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

Matenadaran together with the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences organises the fourth conference “Text, Commentary and Interpretation: Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts”. The papers may concern interpretations of ancient and medieval texts and their individual passages in relation to textual criticism and palaeography, linguistics, history, literary studies,

WORKSHOP AT MATENADARAN

26.04.2025Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

On May 8, 2025, the Matenadaran will host a workshop titled “Linguistic and Cultural Interconnections in Armenian Medical Manuscripts” in First floor Auditorium. This event is organized within the framework of the research initiative “Linguistic Awareness: Multilingualism or Plurilingualism? A Sociolinguistic Study of 16th–18th Century Armenian Manuscript Pharmacopoeias and Medical Texts,” supported by the 2024

2025 – THE YEAR OF INTERNATIONALIZING THE LEGACY OF MKHITAR GOSH

22.04.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, in collaboration with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and in partnership with the “Kaits” Foundation, is organizing an international conference dedicated to Mkhitar Gosh and his work, “Lawcode” (Datastanagirk). This conference is scheduled for October 2025 and will address topics related to the history of medieval jurisprudence in

AS PART OF THE DAYS OF KAZAKH CULTURE IN ARMENIA, A DELEGATION LED BY THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN VISITED MATENADARAN

19.04.2025Hrant OhanyanVisits

Accompanied by Director Ara Khzmalyan, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum, visited the Department of Restoration, and learned about the processes involved in restoring and preserving old manuscripts. Minister Aida Balayeva praised the scientific and exhibition activities of Matenadaran, as well as its efforts in preserving written monuments. She emphasized the importance of establishing comprehensive

MATENADARAN HAS EXPANDED ITS VALUABLE COLLECTION OF RIBBON-SHAPED CHARMS

11.04.2025Hrant OhanyanDonations

Մատենադարանի ժապավինաձև hմայիլների արժեքավոր հավաքածուն համալրվել է ևս մեկ տպագիր ինքնատիպ օրինակով, որը թվագրվում է 1717-ով։ Գլանաձև, իրար սոսնձված թղթերում առկա են մանրանկարներ և հմայիլներին հատուկ աղոթքներ։ Հմայիլի երկարությունը հասնում է մինչև 480 սմ։ Հմայիլը Մատենադարանին է նվիրաբերել Սորբոնի համալսարանի Բարձրագույն ուսման գործնական դպրոցի հայկական և արևելաքրիստոնեական արվեստի պրոֆեսոր, Ֆրանսիական քոլեջի բյուզանդագիտության կենտրոնի Կովկասի բաժնի

SHURISKHAN GOSPEL RETURNED TO THE VAULT

11.04.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

Let’s recall that the Matenadaran’s new series of “Hidden Manuscripts” exhibitions began on March 10 of this year with the display of the Shurishkan Holy Gospel. Within a month, thousands of visitors from various cities and settlements in Armenia and the Diaspora attended Matenadaran. On April 10, the last representatives connected to the Shurishkan Gospel

MATENADARAN MS 4670: FESTIVE HOMILIARY

01.04.2025Hrant OhanyanManuscripts

The Festive Homiliary Ms 4670 is considered to be one of the largest paper manuscripts (815 folios) housed in the Matenadaran. This manuscript was copied in 1401 in the city of Vostan (Vaspurakan), by the prolific scribe and artist of the time Tserun, with the monk Stepanos as the commissioner and the priest Sargis as