Conferences – Matenadaran

A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP TITLED “MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS: TRANSLATION AND TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TRANSIMPERIAL SETTINGS” WAS HELD AT THE MATENADARAN

18.04.2026Hrant OhanyanConferences

Around two dozen scholars from the Republic of Armenia, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, and Iran participated in the workshop. They delivered presentations focused on the study of medical manuscripts, as well as on the diverse challenges of cross-cultural knowledge transmission. In their talks, international participants emphasized the importance of intercultural interactions,

THE CONFERENCE TITLED “TEXT, COMMENTARY, AND INTERPRETATION. PROBLEMS OF COMMENTING ON ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TEXTS”, ORGANISED BY MATENADARAN AND THE MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF WORLD LITERATURE, COMMENCED TODAY AT MATENADARAN

05.11.2025Hrant OhanyanConferences

The conference titled “Text, Commentary, and Interpretation. Problems of commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts”, organised by Matenadaran and the Moscow Institute of World Literature, commenced today at Matenadaran. The presentations by Armenian and Russian partners cover a wide array of topics, including Greco-Roman literature and philosophy, Armenology, and Eastern and Western Christian literature. This

THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARMENIAN STUDIES TOOK PLACE AT THE MESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

09.07.2025Hrant OhanyanConferences

From July 9 to 12 of this year, the International Congress of Armenian Studies took place at the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, with support from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Committee on Higher Education and Science within that ministry. The event featured welcoming speeches

THE WORKS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES HELD AT MATENADARAN HAVE BEEN SUMMARIZED

30.11.2024Hrant OhanyanConferences

Approximately three dozen researchers from various educational institutions in Armenia and abroad (including Romania, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, and France) presented their work during the three-day conference. The reports covered different topics in medieval studies, including manuscript studies, source studies, philology, art history, and historiography. Some presentations highlighted the importance of digital humanities within

THE TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP “ARMENIA AND ARMENIANS IN THE GLOBAL MIDDLE AGES: TEXTS AND MANUSCRIPTS” OCCURRED AT MATENADARAN

13.06.2024Hrant OhanyanConferences

The workshop is a collaborative effort between Matenadaran and the European Scientific Research Council under the project “Armenia as a Tie: Connections and Cultural Relations in Medieval Eurasia, IX-XIV Centuries.” A welcome message from Matenadaran’s Director, Ara Khzmalyan, highlighted the significant role of Italian educational and cultural institutions in advancing Armenian studies for over three

MESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN RECENTLY HOSTED A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TITLED “POETRY OF IMAGE” TO CELEBRATE THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRANIAN-ARMENIAN ARTIST ANDRE SEVRUGIAN

22.03.2024Hrant OhanyanConferences

The conference included over a dozen thematic reports that focused on the historical and literary relations between the two countries, highlighting their past cultural dialogues and commonalities. Speakers from various institutions, including Matenadaran, Farhangian University of Iran, Imam Khomeini International University of Iran, University of Tehran, Pázmány Péter Catholic University of Hungary, and Suzhou University

MASHTOTS MATENADARAN HOSTED A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT COMMEMORATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISTINGUISHED ARMENOLOGIST-ORIENTAL SCHOLAR BABKEN CHUGASZYAN

18.11.2023Hrant OhanyanConferences

Mashtots Matenadaran hosted a two-day international conference that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the distinguished Armenologist-Oriental scholar Babken Chugaszyan, who was the long-term deputy director of Matenadaran.Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Matenadaran, greeted the conference participants and appreciated the scholar’s contribution, particularly in the collection of manuscripts. Ara Khzmalyan gave the Chugaszyan family a photo

“ARISTOTLE IN ARMENIA”։ CONFERENCE IN GENEVA

16.06.2021Hrant OhanyanConferences

The International Conference “Aristotle in Armenia” took place at the University of Geneva on May 12-13, 2017 (organized by Valentina Calzolari, Katerana Ierodiakonou and Irene Tinti). See the program. Scholars from Matenadaran Manea-Erna Shirinyan, Gohar Muradyan, Aram Topchyan and Armine Melkonyan, as well as specialists of the history of ancient philosophy from Switzerland, Greece, Italy,

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENOLOGIST AND ORIENTALIST ARAM TER-GHEVONDIAN’S BIRTH. THE STUDY OF ORIENTAL SOURCES AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN ARMENIA IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY

22.06.2019Hrant OhanyanConferences

On June 20, the opening ceremony of the international conference entitled “The Study of Oriental Sources and Historical Research in Armenia in the Early 21st Century” took place in the Sessions Hall of Mashtots Matenadaran. Yuri Suvaryan, the Academic Secretary of the Department of Armenology and Social Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

CONFERENCE WITH HEADLINE “REVIVED CULTURAL HERITAGE” DEDICATED TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

30.04.2015Hrant OhanyanConferences

On April 28-29, 2015 at the Matenadaran after Mesrop Mashtots took place the conference with headline “Revived Cultural Heritage” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by initiative of “Union of Young Researchers of the Matenadaran” NGO and by assistance of partner organization (Youth Foundation of Armenia) of the President of the Republic