The “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, in collaboration with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of NAS RA, organizes an online conference dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the birth of the great 12th-century Armenian thinker, scientist, legislator, fable-writer, and pedagogue Mkhitar Gosh.The conference aims
Hasmik Kirakosyan, the Senior Researcher of Matenadaran, has published her new book, “The Manuscripts of Armeno-Persian Gospel of the Matenadaran”. The book analyzes the Gospel’s codices MS 8492 (Shamakhi-Tiflis, 1717-1721) and MS 3044 (Gandzak, 1780) translated into Persian using Armenian letters. These manuscripts are held at the Matenadaran, the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts,
We are happy to announce that Gohar Muradyan, head of the Department of Translated Literature and Aram Topchyan, head of the Department of Secular Literature and Philology at Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran have been awarded with Boghossian (RA President’s) Prize for their translation of Virgil’s “Aeneid” from Latin.We cordially congratulate our colleagues and wish them further
For the 5th anniversary of the Matenadaran-Gandzasar Research and Cultural Center, Arayik Harutyunyan, the President of the Artsakh Republic, received the delegation headed by the Director of Mashtots Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghvondian.
The Directorship of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran announces with sorrow that the Matenadaran’s longtime colleague, Professor Robert Staehle, has passed away at the age of 97. Since 2000, he has restored a large number of bindings of manuscripts with selfless dedication. The professor highly appreciated our cultural heritage, and for 20 years, he had profoundly
The new book by Doctor of Historical Sciences Karen Matevosyan, atenadaran’s Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, has been published, titled “Historical Archaeological observations. Aruch, Havutstar, Ani, Aghtamar, Vayotsdzor” (“Mougni” Publishing House, Yerevan, 2020)The book presents the author’s historical and archaeological observations on several places and monuments, proposing some assumptions and suggestions that can serve as
Businessman Muhammed Makki, who lives in the Republic of Armenia, today provided financial support to Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran for the implementation of publishing programs. Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian thanked the businessman for the donation, noting that such support is very important and timely, especially these days of the epidemy.In his speech, Mohammed Makki stressed
On February 25, a delegation headed by the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Zinaida Greceanîi, who arrived in Armenia on an official visit, was at Mashtots Matenadaran. The Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian welcomed the guests. The guests toured the museum building of Matenadaran. At the end of the visit, Zinaida
On June 20, the opening ceremony of the international conference entitled “The Study of Oriental Sources and Historical Research in Armenia in the Early 21st Century” took place in the Sessions Hall of Mashtots Matenadaran. Yuri Suvaryan, the Academic Secretary of the Department of Armenology and Social Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
On March 20-22, 2019, the Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian and the senior researcher of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA Arsen Bobokhyan will represent Armenia in the Second Academic Forum of Ancient Civilizations held in La Paz, Bolivia. The Ancient Civilizations Forum, which was set up in 2016 on Greece and China’s
