On September 14, Magdalena Grono, European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, visited the Matenadaran, accompanied by Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Armenia. During her visit, Ms. Grono was introduced to the Matenadaran’s rich manuscript heritage, with particular focus
Robert Elibekian was one of the foremost masters of Armenian “national modernism” of the second half of the 20th century. Born in Tiflis in 1941 into the family of the distinguished theatre figure and artist Vagharshak Elibekian, he settled permanently in Yerevan in 1960. In 1965, he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Fine
One of the main themes of the Congress was the history of medicinal knowledge based on the natural resources of mountainous regions. At the Plenary session “Entangled Worlds – Parallels between Different Mountainous Regions,” Dr. Hasmik Kirakosyan presented a paper on the pharmaceutical manuscripts preserved at the Matenadaran, highlighting the Armenian medieval manuscript heritage of
The ‘12th International Conference on Medieval Studies’ at the Matenadaran will be held this year on 26–28 November. We invite researchers conducting research in medieval studies to participate in the conference. Papers may be presented on the following topics: Manuscript studies and scriptoria, Source studies and historiography, History of the Armenian language, History of Armenian
Russian film director Mikhail Melik-Agamalov, inspired by the Matenadaran’s “ Homecoming of the Manuscripts” campaign, donated a late-19th-century edition of Псалтырь (Psalms) to the Russian-language collection of the Matenadaran Library.
Gagik Sarukhanyan, Honorary Consul of Armenia in Venice, visited the Matenadaran with his family. Accompanied by Director Ara Khzmalyan and Deputy Director Vahe Torosyan, he toured the museum, explored the newly established facilities, and learned about the use of the Matenadaran’s latest equipment in the fields of digital technologies and manuscript conservation. The Honorary Consul
During her visit, Deputy Head Vorlova toured the Museum, explored the newly established facilities, and learned about the application of the Matenadaran’s latest equipment in the fields of digital technologies and manuscript restoration. Director Ara Khzmalyan presented the Matenadaran’s strategic initiatives for international cooperation in the preservation of written heritage. Tereza Vorlova highly appreciated the
Participants of the Jean Monnet Module Summer School on the topic “The European Union Green Deal beyond the EU: Geopolitics, Policies, Cooperation and Development,” organized by Eurasia International University, visited the Matenadaran. The project is funded under the Jean Monnet Action of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme. During the visit, they toured the Matenadaran Museum,
Following a tour of the historic Afrikyan Building, the foundation presented 13 rare printed books dating from the 17th–19th centuries and five manuscripts acquired from the collection of Hrant Samuelian’s historic Oriental Bookstore in Paris by Wilco Wealth Management and donated to the Keron Development Foundation. Following a joint examination and discussion, it was decided
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia, Claudia Busch, visited the Matenadaran. During her visit, Ambassador Busch toured the museum, explored its newly established infrastructure, and became acquainted with the state-of-the-art equipment introduced by the Matenadaran in the fields of digital technologies and manuscript conservation. Ambassador
