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.
Accompanied by Director Ara Khzmalyan, the guests toured the Matenadaran Museum, visited the Department of Restoration, and learned about the processes involved in restoring and preserving old manuscripts.
The second issue of MEMAS, the new academic journal of the Matenadaran has been published online.See here.
On May 22, 2025, the Armenian Restoration Paper Workshop was inaugurated at Matenadaran. This new facility will produce the paper needed for restoring written heritage, allowing the institution to rely less on the international market and creating opportunities for entrepreneurial activities. The workshop establishment is part of a development program initiated by the Director of
On May 17, from 6:00 PM to 12:00 PM, the Matenadaran will be open to all visitors free of charge, and on May 18, during the museum’s main exhibition hours, from 10:00 AM to 5:50 PM.
The workshop Linguistic and Cultural Interconnections in Armenian Medical Manuscripts, organized within the framework of the “Program for the Advancement of Women Leaders 2024” and in connection with the project “Linguistic Knowledge: Multilingualism or Plurilingualism? – A Sociolinguistic Study of 16th–18th Century Armenian Pharmacopoeias and Medical Texts”, brought together scholars to examine a range of
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