Sixty-five years ago, on March 3, 1959, the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR granted Matenadaran the status of a research institute. Matenadaran was a state repository of ancient manuscripts, and with this decision, its main activities were officially established and remain unchanged to this day. These activities include conservation and restoration of manuscript
An exhibition titled “Cherished Names. Homecoming of Manuscripts” was held in Matenadaran, featuring exclusive collections of manuscripts, archival materials, and old printed books donated by significant donors.The return of a valuable manuscript concluded the day. The collection of Mashtots Matendaran was enriched by the addition of the Gospel, copied by the Presbyter Hovhannes, donated to
A collection titled “Cultural Heritage of Artsakh: Armenian history and its traces in Nagorno-Karabakh” has been recently published by the publishing house of Kiel University in Germany (Editors: Andreas Muller, Harutyun G. Harutyunyan, Dagmar Heller, Martin Tamcke). The collection is a result of an international conference with the same name that was organized by the
Director of Matenadaran Ara Khzmalyan and Ambassador Nariman AlMulla talked about the potential for cooperation, particularly in the areas of joint exhibitions, program implementation, academic research, digitization, and restoration. At the end of the visit, the ambassador toured the academic departments and the Museum of Matenadaran.
As part of the official visit of the Matenadaran delegation to Lebanon, they received valuable contributions to their collection. Reverend Nshan and Maria Baggalians, pastors of the Armenian Evangelical Church, donated two valuable manuscripts and an old printed book to Matenadaran. The donors have been invited to visit Armenia in August of this year to
The delegation also visited Haigazian University in Beirut. They met with the president of the university, Reverend Dr. Paul Haydostian, the director of the Center for Armenian Diaspora Studies at the university, the responsible editor of Haigazian Armenian Journal, Dr. Antranik Dakessian, and the head of the Armenian department of the library, Vera Kostanyan. The
During the visit of the Matenadaran delegation to Lebanon, they met with His Holiness Father Gevorg Senior Archimandrite Noratunkyan, the Patriarchal Vicar of the Bzommar Patriarchal Congregation, as well as with the curator of the museum and library of the Bzommar monastery, His Grace Bedros Marashlian, and other congregants. The Matenadaran delegation was given a
Yvette Tajarian, the head of the Matenadaran Museum and a senior researcher of the Department of Oriental Studies, visited Japan from February 19 to 25 at the invitation of Karen Hamada. Hamada is a Japanese Armenologist and a professor at the Regional Studies Faculty of Tokyo University. During her visit, Yvette Tajarian delivered a lecture
On February 23, the Matenadaran delegation visited the seminary of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of Lebanon. The delegation met with the chairman of the central department, Mr. Zakar Keshishian, the responsible for publishing archives Yervand Pambukyan, the inspectorate and the teaching staff and got acquainted with studying and publishing archival documents. The
The Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran delegation, headed by director Ara Khzmalyan, has meetings with various Lebanese Armenian spiritual centres, Armenian studies institutions, heads of non-governmental organizations and representatives of the Armenian community. Today, the group met with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, who welcomed them and expressed his willingness to
