Seven Matenadaran staff members and one postgraduate student participated in the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, held in Vienna on August 24–29 under the theme “Byzantium beyond Byzantium.” At the initiative of the Armenian National Committee for Byzantine Studies, a special session entitled “Byzantium and Artsakh” was held as part of the Congress. Papers
On October 6, Matenadaran welcomed members of the Board of Trustees of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , led by the Chairman of the Board, António M. Feijó. The delegation was accompanied by Razmik Panossian, Director of the Foundation’s Armenian Communities Department. During the visit, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum, manuscript repository and archives, as
Riley Barnes, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, toured the museum accompanied by Matenadaran Director Ara Khzmalyan and familiarized himself with Armenia’s manuscript heritage. Special exhibitions were organized for the high-ranking guest, featuring masterpieces of Armenian manuscript art, ancient specimens from Matenadaran’s cartographic heritage, as well as the results of
