THE MATENADARAN AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS OF KAZAKHSTAN SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran and the National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books of the Republic of Kazakhstan to establish a direct and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the field of cultural heritage preservation. The Memorandum was signed by Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian and

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THE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE’S OPENING CEREMONY OF ACADEMICIAN SEN AREVSHATYAN TOOK PLACE

Today at 16:00, at Yerevan’s Avag Petrosyan 2, took place the commemorative plaque’s opening ceremony of the Matenadaran’s renowned Director, Academician, prominent Armenologist, and the great Scientist of the  Medieval Armenian Philosophy Sen Arevshatyan.  Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian delivered an opening speech. Acting Mayor of Yerevan Kamo Areyan, Sen Arevshatyan’s daughter, Doctor of

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DIRECTOR OF THE MATENADARAN NAMED AFTER MESROP MASHTOTS VAHAN TER-GHEVONDYAN RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN ARMENIA TIMUR URAZYAEV

Today the director of the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots Vahan Ter-Ghevondian received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Armenia Timur Urazyaev. A number of issues on cooperation between Matenadaran and scientific and educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan were discussed.

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UNESCO TRAINING ON THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

On 22 June, 2018 the opening ceremony of the “UNESCO Training on the Conservation and Restoration of Manuscripts and Archival Documents”intended for the Syrian experts was held at the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.Dr Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, Director of the Matenadaran, Ms Lilit Makunts, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, Mr

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RF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DONATED TO MASHTOTS MATENADARAN COPIES OF VALUABLE DOCUMENTS

After the demonstration organized within the frameworks of the events marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry, with the assistance of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, on May 10, 2010, donated to Mashtots Matenadaran several copies of archival documents, the copies of the following valuable

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LONDONER DOCTOR VREJ N. NERSESSIAN DONATED MANUSCRIPTS TO THE MATENADARAN

The Reverend Doctor of NAS RA Vrej N. Nersessian (senior priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church) donated four Ethiopian manuscripts of the XVII-XVIII centuries (The Gospel, speeches, sermons) to the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. The Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan expressed gratitude to the honored Armenologist for replenishing the Matenadaran’s manuscript collection. Ter-Nerses

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LONDONER ARMEN SAHAKYAN DONATED A VALUABLE ARMENIAN LITERATURE TO THE MATENADARAN

Londoner Armen Sahayan donated a valuable Armenian literature consisting of 400 units to the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. Armen Sahakyan’s donation includes 11 ancient books, 40 albums and one atlas with his own addition, published in Oslo, 1923. Thirty-eight media units have been registered in foreign languages. Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan handed Armen

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THE HAMAZKAYIN SOCIETY DONATED TO THE MATENADARAN A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS OF XIV-XX CENTURIES

Manuscript donation ceremony took place on May 17 at 12:00 in the conference hall of the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society donated 27 valuable manuscripts of XIV-XX centuries to the Matenadaran (Ritual Books, Collections, Haysmavurk, Psalms, Treasury, Gospel, etc.).  The donation ceremony took place within the framework of

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