The exhibition will be followed by an outdoor concert program performed by the National Chamber Orchestra of ArmeniaOpening of the exhibition: 20.00The concert starts at 21:00 The “1 YEAR’S ETERNITY” exhibition, held from July 2023 to July 2024, showcased the successful collecting activities of Matenadaran. The exhibition confirmed that the repatriation of manuscripts, archival documents,
The First International Armenological Congress will occur from July 19 to 22, 2024, at Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran.The congress will feature various events; for example, a conference, book presentations, round table discussions, a cultural program, and a “Book Awards Ceremony,” the first international Armenian book expo-fair. The Armenology book expo-fair will showcase publications from the last
Accompanied by the director of Matenadaran, Ara Khzmalyan, the ambassador toured the museum halls, viewed temporary and permanent exhibitions, and saw samples of Armenian and foreign language manuscripts. He also visited the Department of Restoration of Old Manuscripts. At the end of the visit, Ara Khzmalyan and the ambassador had a private conversation to discuss
Helen Dadayan-Parnakyan, the donor of the “Charsanjak Gospel”, along with her daughter, Roksan Makasjian, and the teachers from The Genocide Education Project, which she coordinates, recently visited Matenadaran. Roksan Makasjian facilitates annual visits to Armenia for American teachers, enabling them to learn efficacious methods for teaching the topic of genocide and incorporating it into their
We are glad to announce that Matenadaran has signed an agreement of collaboration with the Belgian publishing house Brepols (founded in 1795), one of the internationally known publishers specialized in medieval studies. Brepols, widely recognized for such authoritative book series as Corpus Christianorum, Patrologia Orientalis, Corpus Christianorum Series Apocryphorum and others, will publish our new
The Congress aims to raise awareness within international scientific communities about the policy of the Republic of Armenia on higher education and science. It also seeks to create an environment to reposition Armenian studies on a universal scale. This event will offer a unique opportunity to establish a platform for collaborative research and preservation of
They discussed various areas of potential cooperation, focusing on the restoration of written heritage and photographs. Mr. Personnaz highlighted the opportunity to train restoration specialists in France. He expressed a willingness to involve Institute employees in the international seminar “The Images of Memory: The Newest Technologies of Preservation and Restoration of Manuscript and Printed Heritage,”
Hakobyan’s volume, “History of Istanbul-Armenian Educational Life and Institutions,” results from twenty years of meticulous research on the history of Armenian schools in Istanbul. In this 5-part work, the author provides a historical overview, traces the origins of the educational movement of Armenians in Istanbul from 1790 to 1923, and presents statistics on all schools
2024 marks the 10th jubilee anniversary of the Matenadaran Annual Youth Conference. The conference demonstrated its efficacy and high standard. Considering its nature and significance as well as the pivotal role of the Mashtots Matenadaran in Armenian medieval studies, we decided to broaden the focus of the conference. Starting from this year it will take
As part of the International Day of Museums on May 18, Mashtots Matenadaran invites you to attend several events.The day is a symbolic reminder of the valuable contribution of museums to education, culture, and heritage preservation. This year, ICOM has chosen the theme “Museums of Education and Research”.On the occasion of the holiday, Matenadaran will
