A DELEGATION LED BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, WHO ARRIVED IN ARMENIA IN CONNECTION WITH COP17, VISITED MATENADARAN

Visits

Accompanied by Zhanna Andreasyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, the distinguished guest toured Matenadaran’s museum and viewed exceptional examples of Armenian manuscript heritage. At the conclusion of the visit, António Guterres made an entry in Matenadaran’s guestbook: “I pay tribute to all the women and men that have

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MATENADARAN IS WELCOMING HIGH-LEVEL GUESTS OF COP17

Visits

A delegation led by Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, who arrived in Armenia in connection with COP17, visited Matenadaran. Accompanied by Kristine Tataryan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, and Hasmik Tolmajyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and

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“AND LEAD US NOT… THE MYSTERIOUS WRITINGS OF PROTECTION”. A UNIQUE EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE MATENADARAN

Exhibitions

Scroll-shaped amulets, which form part of Armenian manuscript heritage, are collections of prayers, supplications, and wishes intended to provide protection and healing. For the first time, the collection of handwritten scroll-shaped amulets preserved at Matenadaran is on display. Matenadaran houses the largest collection of Armenian handwritten amulets. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran, and Davit Ghazaryan,

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