AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, ALESSANDRO FERRANTI, VISITED MATENADARAN WITH HIS WIFE

Visits

Accompanied by Director Ara Khzmalyan and Deputy Director Vahe Torosyan, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum. They also visited the Department of Restoration, laboratories for medieval arts and crafts, the biochemical research for manuscripts, and the workshop for producing Armenian restoration paper. The Ambassador expressed high appreciation for the activities of Matenadaran and the expansion

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THE FINAL SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARMENOLOGICAL CONGRESS WAS HELD IN THE CITY OF GAVAR

Events

During this session, the book “The Scriptoria and Manuscript Legacy of the Region of Gegham” was presented by Arpenik Ghazarosyan, a Senior Researcher at Matenadaran. Representatives from local educational institutions also attended the event. Karen Matevosyan, the Head of the Department of Study of Scriptoria at Matenadaran, delivered a lecture, and there was an exhibition

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THE AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARMENIAN STUDIES

Events

RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan awarded the “Movses Khorenatsi” medal to two participants of the International Congress of Armenian Studies: Professor Theo Maarten van Lint from Oxford University and Associate Professor Anna Sirinyan from Bologna University. This award recognises their significant contributions to the development of Armenian studies and their long-term, fruitful work in the field.

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REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN SPIRITUAL AND MANUSCRIPT CENTRES ARE CURRENTLY AT MATENADARAN

Events

For the second time, a meeting of representatives from these centres and leaders of state bodies in the Republic of Armenia is taking place as part of the International Armenological Congress. Similar to 2024, this year’s agenda focuses on strengthening practical ties with spiritual and manuscript centres and determining directions and formats for state support.

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“VIVA ARMENIA”. THE STOREHOUSE OF THE “FRIENDS OF MATENADARAN” HAS BEEN ENRICHED WITH A NEW ADDITION

Donations

The opening ceremony of the exhibition “1 YEAR’S ETERNITY-II: Manuscript Replenishments of the Matenadaran” took place during the International Congress of Armenian Studies. This event was marked by the generous donation of a valuable 17th-century Gospel from the “Viva Armenia” company. In the colophon, the Gospel is referred to as the “Saviour.” This complete parchment

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JULIA ANN ORVIS, A DONOR TO THE SUSAN WELTY ORVIS FUND, WAS AWARDED THE MATENADARAN MEDAL OF GRATITUDE

Events

In advance of the International Congress of Armenology, Kamo Mayilian, a businessman and representative of the Armenian community in Toronto, presented his book titled “Vigour and Grace in a Crazy World: Humanitarian Work in Talas, Turkey 1908-1923.” Mayilian is the author behind the initiative to publish revealing missionary archives and also served as the translator

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TREASURIES

Manuscripts

Treasuries are a form of Armenian medieval musical manuscripts that summarise both Treasuries and Odes. Occasionally, there are separate collections that focus solely on Treasuries or solely on Odes. These Treasuries represent a unique expression of the Armenian medieval monastic lifestyle. They consist of extensive texts that are the most substantial spiritual hymns, summarising the

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