On November 23, at noon, the Mashtots Matenadaran Museum will host the opening ceremony of the exhibition entitled “Constantine the Great and Tiridates the Great: The Alliance between Rome and Armenia through History and Images” on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the
On November 10, 2022, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Mashtots Matenadaran and North Ossetian State University after Kosta Khetagurov. It will provide an opportunity to: • joint development and implementation of academic and research programs, • mutual visits and training of specialists, • organization of academic and practical researches and conferences, • exchange
On October 18, Mashtots Matenadaran opened an exhibition entitled “Facing the Past for the Future: Restoration in Armenia,” which includes works restored by specialists in the restoration studios of Armenia in recent years. The exhibition is held thanks to the cooperation with the History Museum of Armenia, the National Gallery of Armenia, the National Archives
On August 20–28, the general assembly of ICOM (International Council of Museums) was held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and Armenia also participated in it. ICOM holds an assembly every three years, and specialists, leaders and researchers of museum work from all continents of the world attend it.More than 3,000 participants from
THE THREAT OF DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH From 15 to 19 July 2022, a conference on “The Cultural Heritage of Artsakh” was held at the Yerevan State University and the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Vayots Dzor/Armenia. More than 30 international scholars and experts discussed the origin, historical development and
On May 20, 2022, the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran and Armenian General Benevolent Union AGBU Armenia organized the presentation of the book titled Manuscript Heritage of Artsakh and Utik published in English. The authors of the book are Hravard Hakobyan, Tamara Minasyan, and Vahe Torosyan, the editor is Karen Matevosyan.The publication of the book was funded
On May 13-14, the Museum of Art History in Vienna hosted the international conference and workshop entitled “Culture in Conflict: South Caucasus Today”, at the core of which were the issues and threats to the protection and preservation of the cultural heritage of Artsakh. The conference was organized by the blessing of His Holiness Karekin
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Khoranashat Monastery. Khoranashat is a unique spiritual, educational and cultural centre with historical significance. Khoranashat was one of the most important research centres in medieval Armenia in the 13th century. On May 11, a press conference dedicated to the 800th anniversary of Khoranashat was held at Mashtots
A memorandum of mutual understanding was signed between Mashtots Matenadaran and the National Library of Malta. This memorandum envisages close cooperation in the library sphere as well as joint programs and exhibitions. Within the framework of this cooperation, a united exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Armenia and Malta will
On September 18, a one-week training program was launched in the Restoration Department of the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts with the partnership of a group of specialists from Northern Iraq (Erbil) led by Archbishop Najeeb Mikhaeel, Leader of the Chaldean Church and Director of the Digital Centre of Eastern Manuscripts. The project
