News – Matenadaran

TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENCE COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS UNDER THE COMMITTEE’S “PROMOTION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN SCIENCE 2024” INITIATIVE

21.11.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

The project titled “Knowledge of Language: Multilingualism or Multiglossia – A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Armenian Medical and Pharmacological Manuscripts (16-18th Centuries)” is led by Principal Investigator Hasmik Kirakosyan, a senior researcher at the Matenadaran. The project team includes senior researchers Venera Makaryan and Gor Yeranyan from the Matenadaran, along with Gayane Sahradyan, a researcher from

THE LEADERSHIP OF MATENADARAN AND SCHOLARS VISITED ZINVORI TUN, BRINGING WITH THEM A PETITION BOOK, THE GOSPEL OF SHUKHONTS, INTENDED TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF BELIEVERS

15.11.2024Hrant OhanyanVisits

One of our wishes is for a meeting between Matenadaran and the Armenian youth to foster a sense of mutual responsibility, and only knowledge can establish such responsibility. Matenadaran serves as a repository for manuscripts from around the world, and our ultimate goal is to create a true home for these manuscripts. Zinvori Tun has

THE STUDENTS OF YEREVAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY DONATED TO THE MESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN A MANUSCRIPT

15.11.2024Hrant OhanyanDonations

The students of Yerevan State Medical University, one of the most prestigious and progressive universities in Armenia, donated to the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran a manuscript titled “Beneficial Medicine,” created by the 15th-century naturalist, physician, chronicler, and lexicographer Amirdovlat Amasiatsi. This manuscript was copied 300 years ago. Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Matenadaran, expressed his and

SCIENTIFIC STAFF EXCHANGE UNDER THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM

12.11.2024Hrant OhanyanVisits

From October 14 to 18, 2024, two researchers of the Matenadaran, Senior Researcher, Ph.D. in History Garnik Harutyunyan and Junior Researcher Tatevik Stepanyan, participated in a professional training at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) within the framework of the Erasmus+ program, as part of the scientific staff exchange for the winter semester 2024-2025. Garnik

THE CHAIRMAN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INALCO FOUNDATION OF FRANCE VISITED MATENADARAN

09.11.2024Hrant OhanyanVisits

On November 9, 2024, Foundation President Philip Advani and Executive Director Arno Geneva, who is also a docent at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), along with Anna Leiloyan-Ekmalyan, the scientific director of the “Hishatakaran” NGO, toured the departments of Matenadaran. They explored the new exhibitions, the digitization and restoration departments, and

“SKILLS, ART AND CRAFT OF MEDIEVAL ARMENIA” LABORATORY EXHIBITION HALL WAS OPENED IN MATENADARAN

31.10.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

For the first time, visitors to Matenadaran will have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the history behind the creation of manuscripts and the field of medicine. This project is based on the findings from textual studies—particularly in medicine and calendars- and experimental and applied research conducted at Matenadaran. The materials and recipes

CREATIVE REINTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SPIRITUAL VALUES

30.10.2024Hrant OhanyanDonations

Sculptor Raffi Yedalian has donated his bronze sculpture of Hakob Meghapart to Matenadaran. This sculpture, created in 2012, commemorates the 500th anniversary of the first Armenian printed book, “Urbatagirk” (“The Book of Friday”). Pope Benedict XVI performed the unveiling and blessing of the statue. The monument, titled “Hakob Meghapart,” is located in the Zmmar Congregation

DONORS OF VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS RECENTLY VISITED MATENADARAN

23.10.2024Hrant OhanyanVisits

The manuscript collections of Matenadaran were supplemented with four significant manuscripts: an 18th-century Psalter and Sharaknots donated by Nshan and Maria Paggalyan from Beirut, Lebanon, and a 15th-16th century Treasury and an 18th-century Collection donated by the Armenian Martyrs’ Congregational Church of Philadelphia. During their visit, the Paggalyan and Keshishyan families explored the new exhibitions,

THE JOINT PRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS BY MATENADARAN AND THE “ARMENIA WINE” COMPANY TOOK PLACE DURING THE “THE FACES OF MEMORY” INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

12.10.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

As a result of the collaboration between the two organizations, Matenadaran and the “Armenia Wine” wine factory store will sell the “Sirelits” and “Khndalits” elixirs. During the elixir presentation, Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Matenadaran, Vahagn Mkrtchyan, the director of “Armenia Wine” company, and Hayk Gyulamiryan, the head of the Wine History Museum of Armenia,

THE LABORATORY FOR BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH OF MANUSCRIPTS WAS OPENED IN MATENADARAN UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF ARARATBANK AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “THE FACES OF MEMORY.”

11.10.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

Zhanna Andreasyan, the RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Matenadaran, and Mher Ananyan, the Executive Director of AraratBank, had the honour of cutting the ribbon. This laboratory will elevate Matenadaran’s work in manuscript restoration to a new level and implement new programs as a unified centre