Starting July of this year, a new exhibition titled ”The Manuscript Mystery of Nature Creativity” will open at Matenadaran, celebrating nature as a creator. The exhibition will showcase selected page spreads from the Book of Genesis, illustrating the creation of the world according to the biblical account of the days of creation. Additionally, it will
The second issue of the journal “Orient,” published in 2024, is entirely dedicated to Armenology and is titled “Armenians in the Orient.” This issue is the result of a collaboration between Professor Tomoko Morikawa, an Orientalist at the University of Tokyo, and the Department of Oriental Studies at Matenadaran. The journal features articles from several
The Yepremyan family, currently residing in France, has generously donated a collection of old printed books to Matenadaran. These books have been in the possession of Sedrak Yepremyan since 1945, having been moved to France from the city of Kangal in the Sebastia province of Turkey. The collection includes printed books from the 18th and
From June 4 to June 7 of this year, Matenadaran bibliographers and senior librarians Nadezhda Kartashyan and Ani Harutyunyan took part in the international scientific and practical conference titled “Real Virtual: Documentary Heritage in the Digital Age,” held in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The conference aimed to identify and study the challenges of preserving
Under the agreement between Director Ara Khzmalyan and Charles Personnaz, Director of the National Heritage Institute, photo restoration specialists have come to Armenia to conduct master classes for curators and restorers at Matenadaran. They are using an archival collection as a case study to demonstrate how to preserve old photographs. It includes discussing the historical
As part of the Days of Georgian Culture in Armenia, a delegation led by Georgia’s Minister of Culture, Tinatin Rukhadze, visited Matenadaran. Accompanied by Director Ara Khzmalyan, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum and explored Armenian written heritage. In the hall of foreign-language manuscripts, the minister paid special attention to the Georgian manuscripts on display.
On June 3, 2025, a new cooperation memorandum was signed to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the partnership between Matenadaran and JTI Armenia. With the support of JTI Armenia, approximately seventy significant scientific works have been published. Matenadaran has also updated its publishing policy to enhance the popularisation and international recognition of Armenian written heritage.
