INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE POETRY OF IMAGEMESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN IS ORGANIZING AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE IRANIAN-ARMENIAN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND ARTS. THE THEMATIC DIVISIONS INCLUDEINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE POETRY OF IMAGE

The thematic divisions include: · Codicology· Art· Literature The working languages of the conference are Armenian, Persian, and English. Those interested in participating are kindly requested to submit the attached registration form and a brief biography to [email protected] by January 15, 2024. Successful applicants will receive confirmation letters by February 1, 2024. Approved candidates should

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MATENADARAN WAS THE LOCATION WHERE TWO MANUSCRIPTS BY THE SAME SCRIBE MET A HUNDRED YEARS LATER. THE GOSPEL OF ARBERD HAS COME HOME AFTER CENTURIES OF WANDERING ON UNKNOWN SHORES

The manuscript donated to Matenadaran was written in the Arberd Surb Astvastatsin monastery of Vaspurakan, which is located not far from Narekavank and is special as it is a unique manuscript preserved from the famous Arberd monastery and is also rich in illustrations: images of the evangelists, semi-altars and marginal decorations. The Gospel is a

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AFTER MORE THAN 600 YEARS, AN EXCEPTIONAL MANUSCRIPT, THE GOSPEL OF ARBERD, FOUND A SHELTER IN MATENADARAN

Under the leadership of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Government presented a valuable Gospel of the 15th century to Matenadaran. Zhanna Andreasyan, RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, Chairman of the Matenadaran’s Board of Trustees, presented the manuscript to the Matenadaran. The collection of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran was supplemented with another

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THE OLDEST COMPLETE ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPT, KNOWN AS THE “OLD” GOSPEL OF BANANTS, IS CURRENTLY HELD AT MATENADARAN

Although the exact time and place of the manuscript’s writing are uncertain, archaeological evidence suggests that it dates back to the 7th century. Since the 16th century, the manuscript has been kept in Mets Banants village of Gardman province, where it was referred to as the “Old” or “Guardian” Gospel. In January of 1975, Bishop

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THE PRESENTATION OF “I CONFESS WITH FAITH,” A PRAYER BOOK TRANSLATED INTO 50 LANGUAGES AND PUBLISHED BY THE MEKHITARIST CONGREGATION IN VENICE, WAS HELD AT MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

Several speakers gave a welcome speech, including Vahe Torosyan, the Deputy Director of Matenadaran, Rev. Father Vahan Ohanyan, a member of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Venice, Armenologist, Doctor of Theological Sciences and Professor Abraham Terian, Head of the Department of Translated Literature of Matenadaran, Doctor of Philology Gohar Muradyan, and Head of the Department of

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A MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN MASHTOTS MATENADARAN, WHERE ARA ARAZ, THE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN THE USA, WAS PRESENT

Director of Matenadaran Ara Khzmalyan first congratulated Ara Araz on his new position and presented the priority programs of Matenadaran. The meeting focused on expanding cooperation between the two institutions, developing joint programs, preparing publications in foreign languages, and making them available.

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YVETTE TAJARIAN, A SENIOR RESEARCHER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF MASHTOTS MATENADARAN, HAS AUTHORED THE ALBUM “A COMPILATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MASHTOTS MATENADARAN’S COLLECTIONS”(BOOK A), WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY “MATENADARAN” MESROP MASHTOTS PUBLISHING

The album features photographs mostly unknown in academic circles, and their publication is expected to stimulate further studies and foster new intercultural relationships. This work serves as valuable support material for professionals in history, archaeology, theology, art criticism, ethnography, Armenian studies, anthropology, and those who research the Armenian Genocide, as well as specialists who study

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A MEETING TOOK PLACE IN MASHTOTS MATENADARAN WITH RAZMIK PANOSSIAN, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION, AND SHOGHER MARGOSSIAN, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

During the presentation, Ara Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, discussed the organization’s upcoming strategic plans regarding the internationalization of academic results, researcher training, and implementation of digital technologies and infrastructures. He emphasized the continuous need for the “Matenagirk Hayots” (or Armenian Classical Authors) series and the urgency of positioning Armenian content in the digital domain.

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AN EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION “MATENADARAN: THE REVELATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TREASURY” OPENING IN MATENADARAN

On the 24th of November, Mashtots Matenadaran opened an exclusive exhibition entitled “Matenadaran: The Revelation of the Photographic Treasury”.This exhibition showcased photographs from various collections of Matenadaran, which are of significant importance from a historical, art, source, and ethnographic standpoint. The retrieval and publication of these old photos were unprecedented in the history of the

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