Today prominent Armenologist Michael Stone from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is guest in Matenadaran. He has been studying Armenian manuscripts and finding new important texts for many years. Now he is here for the same purpose.During this visit Michael Stone presented to Matenadaran the original large negatives of the luxurious Album of Armenian Paleography
Businessman Muhammed Makki, who lives in the Republic of Armenia, today provided financial support to Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran for the implementation of publishing programs. Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian thanked the businessman for the donation, noting that such support is very important and timely, especially these days of the epidemy.In his speech, Mohammed Makki stressed
Օn October 3th a donation ceremony took place at the video gallery of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran. The philanthropist of Matenaran, Iranian-Armenian philologist, writer, teacher, well-known public figure Levon Minasyan’s daughter Armine Minasyan from New York, donated to the Mashtots Matenadaran 21 items of ancient valuable books and Armenological literature of 1668-1912 from her father’s
The Reverend Doctor of NAS RA Vrej N. Nersessian (senior priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church) donated four Ethiopian manuscripts of the XVII-XVIII centuries (The Gospel, speeches, sermons) to the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. The Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan expressed gratitude to the honored Armenologist for replenishing the Matenadaran’s manuscript collection. Ter-Nerses
Londoner Armen Sahayan donated a valuable Armenian literature consisting of 400 units to the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. Armen Sahakyan’s donation includes 11 ancient books, 40 albums and one atlas with his own addition, published in Oslo, 1923. Thirty-eight media units have been registered in foreign languages. Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan handed Armen
Manuscript donation ceremony took place on May 17 at 12:00 in the conference hall of the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots. The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society donated 27 valuable manuscripts of XIV-XX centuries to the Matenadaran (Ritual Books, Collections, Haysmavurk, Psalms, Treasury, Gospel, etc.). The donation ceremony took place within the framework of
The number of benefactors of the “Mashtots” Armenian Culture Protection and Development Foundation of Matenadaran has been replenished. On March 10, 2018, a contract was signed between Mashtots Foundation’s Executive Director Vardi Keshishian and Honorary Professor of Arizona University Ara Philipossian, according to which Ara Philipossian made a donation to Mashtots Foundation, was created a
Arpi Totoyan has handed over to Matenadaran the archive about Shavarsh, Tiruhi and Arpik Misakyans, Dr. Arzumanyan and Shahan Shahnur, which Arpik Misakyan has kept until her death (2015, June 19). This archive contains manuscript pages, letters, personal documents, photos, cassettes, and etc.The archive of Istanbul-Armenian pianist, musician and composer Goharik Ghazarosyan has also been
Benefactor Avo Hovhannisyan from New Julfa, who has enriched the Armenian spiritual treasury with a collection, which includes dozens of manuscripts and numerous documents, ancient and new literary samples, on December 9, donated to Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran more than thousand manuscript and archival valuable materials. The Acting Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan handed the
Archbishop Mesrop Ashchyan’s sister Hripsime Ashchyan donated to the Matenadaran the valuable collection of ancient books from Archbishop Mesrop Ashchyan’s personal library. In this connection, Acting Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan handed Hripsime Ashchyan over a certificate of gratitude. Mrs. Hripsime Ashchyan promised to donate a number of ancient books to Matenadaran in the
