THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINAR TITLED “FACES OF MEMORY: NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED HERITAGE” HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AT THE MATENADARAN

Events

The seminar has brought together 36 participants from 16 countries around the world. Special emphasis is placed on the participation of restoration and preservation specialists from conflict and post-conflict regions. Opening remarks were delivered by RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos,

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AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE ENTITLED “THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AMIR TEMUR AND THE TIMURID CIVILIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE” WAS HELD

Events

On April 8–11, 2026 an international scholarly conference entitled “The Role and Significance of Amir Temur and the Timurid Civilization in World History and Culture” was held at the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Researchers from the Department of Oriental Studies, Ani J. Avetisyan and Venera R. Makaryan attended the conference,

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THE MATENADARAN WILL HOST A WORKSHOP TITLED “SCRIPTURAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION AMONG EASTERN CHRISTIANS IN THE EARLY MODERN OTTOMAN WORLD.”

Announcements

On May 13-14, 2026, the Matenadaran will host a one-day workshop titled “Scriptural Knowledge Transmission Among Eastern Christians in the Early Modern Ottoman World.” The workshop adopts a broader perspective, encompassing written and oral religious knowledge produced, circulated, exchanged, and communicated among (Eastern) Christian communities of the multicultural Ottoman Empire, with its vast geographical reach,

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A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP TITLED “MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS: TRANSLATION AND TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TRANSIMPERIAL SETTINGS” WAS HELD AT THE MATENADARAN

Conferences

Around two dozen scholars from the Republic of Armenia, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, and Iran participated in the workshop. They delivered presentations focused on the study of medical manuscripts, as well as on the diverse challenges of cross-cultural knowledge transmission. In their talks, international participants emphasized the importance of intercultural interactions,

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A WORKSHOP TITLED “MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS: TRANSLATION AND TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TRANSIMPERIAL SETTINGS” WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MATENADARAN

Announcements

On April 17–18, 2026, a workshop titled “Medical Manuscripts: Translation and Transfer of Knowledge in the Transimperial Settings” will take place at the Matenadaran. During the workshop, twenty scholars representing institutions in the United States, Iran, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, and Armenia will deliver presentations, contributing to a broad, interdisciplinary dialogue on the study

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MR YERMEK KOSHERBAYEV, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, VISITED MATENADARAN

Visits

The delegation led by the Minister, accompanied by Mr Daniel Danielyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia; Mr Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran; and Mr Armen Ghevondyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Kazakhstan, conducted a tour of the exhibition halls of Matenadaran and visited the Department of Restoration. The

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