DELEGATION OF NATO VISITED MATENADARAN

On October 21, a delegation headed by the newly appointed NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, the guests toured the museum building and got acquainted with Medieval Armenian literature and the manuscript heritage of Artsakh.

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NATHALIE LOISEAU’S VISIT TO MATENADARAN

On July 21, Nathalie Loiseau,  a French politician and a Member of the European Parliament, visited Mashtots Matenadaran accompanied by Jonathan Lacotte, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia. The guests, accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the director of Matenadaran, toured the museum building and got acquainted with the medieval Armenian literature, the manuscript

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A MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION SIGNED BETWEEN MASHTOTS MATENADARAN AND THE RENSHIN INVESTMENT COMPANY

Mashtots Matenadaran and the Renshin Investment Company signed a memorandum of cooperation in April of this year aiming to support the research, research-technical works and publications of Matenadaran.The management of Matenadaran is pleased to announce that within the framework of the cooperation between our institutions, which is very important for the preservation of national values,

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NICO SCHERMERS’ VISIT TO MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

On March 24, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Nico Schermers visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, Director of Matenadaran, the guest toured the museum complex and got acquainted with the recently opened exhibition dedicated to Artsakh manuscripts.

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THE MANUSCRIPT ART OF ARTSAKH

An exhibition of Artsakh manuscripts transferred from the Matenadaran-Gandzasar research and cultural center to Matenadaran during the war of 2020 was opened at Mashtots Matenadaran. The exhibition presents the scriptoria of Artsakh in Amaras, Gandzasar, Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery, Gtchavank, Metsaranats Surb Hakobavank, Khadavank, Dadivank, Yeritsmankants monastery, and Shushi. A total of about 8 dozen manuscripts

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IN THE CALENDAR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, FEBRUARY 27 IS THE REMEMBRANCE DAY OF ST. GREGORY OF NAREK, DOCTOR OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH

By the decision of Pope Francis, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship has declared February 27 in the calendar of the Catholic Church the remembrance day of the great Armenian theologian of the 10th century, Doctor of the Universal Church St. Gregory of Narek. Thus, that day will be included in all Catholic churches’ calendar,

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ONLINE CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MKHITAR GOSH

The “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, in collaboration with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of NAS RA, organizes an online conference dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the birth of the great 12th-century Armenian thinker, scientist, legislator, fable-writer, and pedagogue Mkhitar Gosh.The conference aims

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