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THE ARMENIAN PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘LOST, FOUND, HIDDEN’ ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF SKEVRA WAS HELD AT MATENADARAN

05.03.2026Hrant OhanyanEvents

The screening was preceded by a press conference dedicated to the Armenian-Polish co-production. During the conference, a unique facsimile of the Gospel of Skevra was also exhibited. Speakers at the press conference included Daniel Danielyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Armenia; Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran; Vahram Mkhitaryan,

“ALONG THE PATHS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAP: ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPT ART” THE TREASURES OF THE MATENADARAN WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SPAIN

05.03.2026Hrant OhanyanExhibitions

Bible, 1654-1660, ConstantinopleScribe: Tamur Aknetsi the ReaderMiniaturist: Markos Patkerahan (the Iconographer) The National Library of Spain was founded by Philip V in 1712. Today, it is the most important and largest public library in Spain. Details here.

MATENADARAN DELEGATION’S VISIT TO AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SUMMARISED

21.02.2026Hrant OhanyanVisits

From February 17 to 20, 2026, Matenadaran Director Ara Khzmalyan, Deputy Director for Science Vahe Torosyan, and Deputy Director for Development Tatevik Muradyan visited Almaty, Kazakhstan, upon the invitation of Kazakh National University Rector Zhanseit Tuymebayev. A familiarisation visit to various university departments was organised for the Armenian delegation, along with a special exhibition of

THE SUN IS RISING: THE MATENADARAN GARDEN VISION

27.01.2026Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

On the Matenadaran’s slope, the end of winter brings the first signs of spring and a new garden beginning to bloom. Soon, Yerevan’s residents and visitors alike will walk along Matenadaran’s terraced green promenades. But what conceptual and spatial visions will define the future garden? How will the garden complement the museum experience and engage

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

31.12.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

Dear colleagues of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, as we conclude the year 2025, we can confidently state that it has been a year marked by achievements attained through our joint efforts, the continued implementation of reforms, the modernization of infrastructure, an active agenda of external relations, and meaningful international repositioning. It is sufficient to note

THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ENTITLED “LUMINOUS IMAGES: THE MINIATURE REVELATION OF ANGELS” TOOK PLACE AT THE MATENADARAN

20.12.2025Hrant OhanyanExhibitions

The exhibition features manuscripts, archival documents, ancient books, ribbon charms, and unique manuscript compositions. The ideological and iconographic axis of the exhibits is the image of angels, which is presented in both canonical and rare iconographic solutions.

VAHE TOROSYAN, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS AT MATENADARAN, VISITED JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY IN KRAKOW, WHERE HE MET WITH PROFESSOR PAVEL LAIDLE, THE VICE-RECTOR FOR EDUCATION

15.12.2025Hrant OhanyanVisits

On December 11, 2025, the meeting also included Hrachya Boyajyan, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Poland; Professor Stanislav Sroka, the Dean of the Faculty of History; Professor Krzysztof Stopka, the Director of the University Museum; Professor Pavel Miezhva; and Tomasz Krzyzowski, a researcher at the Institute of History. During the meeting,

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: ENTANGLED CHRISTIANITIES: 100-1500 CE” AT THE ORTHODOX ACADEMY OF CRETE

04.12.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

On 24-26 November 2025, Tatevik Stepanyan, a junior researcher at the Department of Manuscript Studies of the Matenadaran, participated in the international conference, titled “Entangled Christianities: 100-1500 CE” at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. She delivered a presentation titled “3rd-4th Century Christian Martyrs in the Armenian Synaxaria: National or Christian Identity?”. T. Stepanyan’s participation was

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “BOOKS, MUSIC, AND THE LITURGICAL LIFE OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH”

02.12.2025Hrant OhanyanEvents

Armine Melkonyan, a senior researcher in the Department for the Study of Armenian Texts from the 5th to 14th Centuries and the Department of Manuscript Studies at the Matenadaran, participated in the international conference “Books, Music and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church” at the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland

NEW PUBLICATION

22.11.2025Hrant OhanyanNew Publications

The third issue of MEMAS, the new academic journal of the Matenadaran has been published online.