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THE “TEXT, COMMENTARY AND INTERPRETATION PROBLEMS OF COMMENTING ON ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TEXTS” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

31.10.2023Hrant OhanyanEvents

The “Text, Commentary and Interpretation Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts” international conference began today at Mashtots Matenadaran.Vahe Torosyan, the deputy director of Matenadaran on scientific affairs and conference organizers Boris Nikolski (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Matenadaran, (Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences) and Nikolai Grintser (School of

OPENING OF A TEMPORARY EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO MISSAK MANOUCHIAN IN MATENADARAN

26.10.2023Hrant OhanyanEvents

The official meeting of RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan and Minister of Culture of the Republic of France Rima Abdul Malak took place in Mashtots Matenadaran. During the visit, a temporary exhibition that honours Missak Manouchian, a French national hero, was opened in the exhibition hall of Matenadaran. The guests

“APPRECIATION OF ARMENIAN VALUES IN OUR CURRENT NARRATION” LECTURE AT MATENADARAN

26.10.2023Hrant OhanyanEvents

On October 26, Archbishop Boghos Levon Zekiyan of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul delivered a lecture titled “Appreciation of Armenian values in our current narration” at Matenadaran. He is also an Armenologist, an expert in Narekatsi studies, a philosopher, and a professor. The ceremony was held to celebrate and congratulate the 80th birthday of

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MATENADARAN

25.10.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

Matenadaran will hold an international conference on “Text, Commentary and Interpretation Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts” from October 31 to November 3. See the program here.

GHUKAS CHUBARYAN – 100

17.10.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

On October 18, 2023, with an exclusive exhibition, Mashtots Matenadaran will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Armenian national artist and sculptor Ghukas Chubaryan.Thirty sculptures from the National Gallery of Armenia and the Chubaryan family’s collections will be exhibited.Ghukas Chubaryan, a renowned Armenian artist and sculptor, was born in 1923 to the family

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BABKEN CHOOKASZIAN

10.10.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Babken Chookaszyan, a prominent Armenian scholar, orientalist, deputy director of the Matenadaran (1965-1994). In honor of this occasion, an international medieval conference will be held at the Matenadaran on November 17-18, 2023. The thematic areas of the conference are: Oriental studiesLiteratureLinguisticsHistoriographyEthnographyCodicologyArt history The working languages of the conference are

PROFESSOR STELLA VARDANYAN WAS AWARDED WITH THE GOLD MEDAL OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE AND SPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

15.09.2023Hrant OhanyanEvents

For her long-term dedicated work and professional merit, Stella Vardanyan, a senior researcher at the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts and long-time head of the Department of History of Medicine and Natural Sciences, doctor-philologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor Stella Vardanyan was awarded with the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Education, Science,

DIRECTOR OF MATENADARAN ARA KHZMALYAN HOSTED THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY ROMANO PRODI AND AMBASSADOR ALFONSO DI RIZZO

14.09.2023Hrant OhanyanVisits

Visit of the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy Romano Prodi and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of Armenia Alfonso Di Rizzo to the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. Director of Matenadaran Ara Khzmalyan hosted the former Prime Minister of Italy, President of the

THE VISIT OF NORA ARISSIAN, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, TO THE MATENADARAN

12.09.2023Hrant OhanyanVisits

Mr. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of the Matenadaran, hosted Nora Arissian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia. During the meeting, Mrs. Arissian congratulated Mr. Khzmalyan on his election as the director of the Matenadaran and discussed potential cooperation between the Matenadaran and cultural and academic institutions in Syria.

THE 35TH VOLUME OF THE PERIODICAL “BULLETIN OF MATENADARAN” HAS BEEN RELEASED

12.09.2023Hrant OhanyanNew Publications

This volume of “the Bulletin of Matenadaran” contains articles on literature, history, ethnography, philology, archeology and art. The studies are particularly dedicated to the history of the formation of the manuscript collections of the Matenadaran, the Armenian medieval literature and epic, the history of everyday life, paleography, miniature painting, and archaeological excavations. The periodical is