THE VISIT OF NORA ARISSIAN, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, TO THE MATENADARAN

Mr. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of the Matenadaran, hosted Nora Arissian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia. During the meeting, Mrs. Arissian congratulated Mr. Khzmalyan on his election as the director of the Matenadaran and discussed potential cooperation between the Matenadaran and cultural and academic institutions in Syria.

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THE 35TH VOLUME OF THE PERIODICAL “BULLETIN OF MATENADARAN” HAS BEEN RELEASED

This volume of “the Bulletin of Matenadaran” contains articles on literature, history, ethnography, philology, archeology and art. The studies are particularly dedicated to the history of the formation of the manuscript collections of the Matenadaran, the Armenian medieval literature and epic, the history of everyday life, paleography, miniature painting, and archaeological excavations. The periodical is

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DONATION TO MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

Haroutioun Gulian, honored expert of the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Paris, and his family donated to the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts the valuable Atlas Historical Cartography of Armenia by Zadik Khanzadian, a prominent cartographer, Honorary Chairman of the French-Armenian Cultural Society, director of the “Samuel Murad” College and foreign member of

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PROFESSOR IRVING FINKEL, PROFESSOR OF THE MIDDLE EAST DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, FAMOUS CUNEIFORM EXPERT, ONE OF THE BEST RESEARCHERS OF THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST VISITED THE “MATENADARAN” MESROP MASHTOTS INSTITUTE OF ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS

Irving Finkel toured the Matenadaran Museum, got acquainted with the permanent and temporary exhibitions. He was greatly impressed by the rich manuscript heritage of the Matenadaran, especially the variety of foreign language collections, as well as the thorough presentation of the museum exhibit. Professor Finkel is in Armenia at the invitation of “Erebuni” Historical and

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Armenian Online Manuscripts in Other Collections of the World

The Index of Armenian Manuscripts is an online bibliographic list of Armenian manuscripts available online in different digital libraries worldwide. The items are listed alphabetically according to their location. The principal data on the manuscripts (shelf label, material, time, number of folios, volume, and content) are taken from the relevant manuscript catalogues. By clicking on

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NEW EDITORS-IN-CHIEF HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FOR THE ACADEMIC JOURNALS OF MATENADARAN

Dr. Gohar Muradyan, Head of the Department of Translated Literature, has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the academic journal Banber Matenadarani (The Bulletin of Matenadaran). Dr. Aram Topchyan, Head of the Department of Medieval Armenian Literature and Philology, has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the foreign-language academic journal Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies.

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“THIS DAT WAS CRUCIAL” H.E. MR. MASANORI FUKUSHIMA AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF JAPAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

On August 29, Mr. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of the Matenadaran, hosted Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Armenia, H. E. Mr. Masanori Fukushima. The Ambassador visited the newly opened exhibition, titled Europe-Armenia. the Meeting Point is Art, and got acquainted with the works of the Digitization and Restoration departments. A special

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ARAYIK KHZMALYAN, THE DIRECTOR OF MATENADARAN, HAS APPOINTED VAHE TOROSYAN AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OF MATENADARAN

Arayik Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, has appointed Vahe Torosyan as the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of Matenadaran. EDUCATION 2008-2011, post-graduate studies at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (Doctor of History) 2002-2007, Armenian State Pedagogical University (Faculty of History and Law) WORK EXPERIENCE 2023,

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DONATION BY MICHAEL STONE

Today prominent Armenologist Michael Stone from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is guest in Matenadaran. He has been studying Armenian manuscripts and finding new important texts for many years. Now he is here for the same purpose.During this visit Michael Stone presented to Matenadaran the original large negatives of the luxurious Album of Armenian Paleography

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ANNOUNCEMENT

On July 17 2023, a session of the Board of Trustees of Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Foundation took place. The session was held for the election of the director of Matenadaran, and three candidates participated in it: Arayik Khzmalyan, Karen Matevosyan and Artsruni Sahakyan. Artsruni Sahakyan withdrew, and the candidacies of Arayik

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