On November 25th of this year, the Mashtots Matenadaran Museum will open an exclusive exhibition called “Matenadaran: The Revelation of the Photographic Treasury”.In the various collections of Matenadaran, some photographs hold significant importance from historical, artistic, source science, and ethnographic perspectives. These photos depict the historical and cultural monuments of both Eastern and Western Armenia,
Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Mashtots Matenadaran, hosted Koryun Khachaduryan, the executive director of Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, and Anahit Hakobyan, the head of the foundation’s programs. Focusing on the perspectives of cooperation, the guests got acquainted with the development program of the Matenadaran administration and discussed the possibilities of bringing educational programs to
The “Text, Commentary and Interpretation Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts” international conference began today at Mashtots Matenadaran.Vahe Torosyan, the deputy director of Matenadaran on scientific affairs and conference organizers Boris Nikolski (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Matenadaran, (Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences) and Nikolai Grintser (School of
The official meeting of RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan and Minister of Culture of the Republic of France Rima Abdul Malak took place in Mashtots Matenadaran. During the visit, a temporary exhibition that honours Missak Manouchian, a French national hero, was opened in the exhibition hall of Matenadaran. The guests
On October 26, Archbishop Boghos Levon Zekiyan of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul delivered a lecture titled “Appreciation of Armenian values in our current narration” at Matenadaran. He is also an Armenologist, an expert in Narekatsi studies, a philosopher, and a professor. The ceremony was held to celebrate and congratulate the 80th birthday of
Matenadaran will hold an international conference on “Text, Commentary and Interpretation Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts” from October 31 to November 3. See the program here.
On October 18, 2023, with an exclusive exhibition, Mashtots Matenadaran will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Armenian national artist and sculptor Ghukas Chubaryan.Thirty sculptures from the National Gallery of Armenia and the Chubaryan family’s collections will be exhibited.Ghukas Chubaryan, a renowned Armenian artist and sculptor, was born in 1923 to the family
2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Babken Chookaszyan, a prominent Armenian scholar, orientalist, deputy director of the Matenadaran (1965-1994). In honor of this occasion, an international medieval conference will be held at the Matenadaran on November 17-18, 2023. The thematic areas of the conference are: Oriental studiesLiteratureLinguisticsHistoriographyEthnographyCodicologyArt history The working languages of the conference are
For her long-term dedicated work and professional merit, Stella Vardanyan, a senior researcher at the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts and long-time head of the Department of History of Medicine and Natural Sciences, doctor-philologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor Stella Vardanyan was awarded with the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Education, Science,
Visit of the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy Romano Prodi and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of Armenia Alfonso Di Rizzo to the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. Director of Matenadaran Ara Khzmalyan hosted the former Prime Minister of Italy, President of the
