Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, in collaboration with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and in partnership with the “Kaits” Foundation, is organizing an international conference dedicated to Mkhitar Gosh and his work, “Lawcode” (Datastanagirk). This conference is scheduled for October 2025 and will address topics related to the history of medieval jurisprudence in
Let’s recall that the Matenadaran’s new series of “Hidden Manuscripts” exhibitions began on March 10 of this year with the display of the Shurishkan Holy Gospel. Within a month, thousands of visitors from various cities and settlements in Armenia and the Diaspora attended Matenadaran. On April 10, the last representatives connected to the Shurishkan Gospel
The Director of Matenadaran, Ara Khzmalyan, recently met in Geneva with Charles Personnaz, the Director of the French National Institute of Heritage, and Valerie Frelan, the Executive Director of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Zones (ALIF). During the meeting, Charles Personnaz handed in an official invitation for Matenadaran restoration specialists
As part of the international conference titled “Manuscript Culture in the Caucasus” taking place on March 24-26, today, Aram Topchyan, the Head of the Department of Philology and the Study of Secular Literature at Matenadaran, presented on “Etymological corrections in the Greek text and Armenian translation of the “History of Alexander” based on two Armenian
At the invitation of Professor Jost Gippert from the University of Hamburg, employees from Matenadaran—Aram Topchyan, Gohar Muradyan, Gurgen Gasparyan, David Ghazaryan, Ara Gasparyan, and Sona Baloyan—are participating in the international conference titled “Manuscript Culture in the Caucasus,” organized by the Center for the Study of Manuscript Culture from March 24 to 26. The meeting
The staff of Matenadaran participated in a seminar titled “EU4Dialogue: Armenian-Latvian Dialogue for Library Development,” jointly organized by the Armenian Library Association and the Latvian National Library. Jemma Papoyan, the Coordinator of Educational Programs at Matenadaran, presented the educational and cultural programs implemented at the institution. The seminar also included participation from bibliographers and senior
Matenadaran and AmeriaBank have signed a memorandum of cooperation as part of the “Homecoming of Manuscripts” program. This memorandum establishes a fund to enhance Matenadaran’s capacity to acquire valuable Armenian manuscripts. With funding from AmeriaBank, Matenadaran has already received two manuscripts and ten miniatures with significant historical, cultural, and scientific value.
The report highlighted the achievements in academic, scientific-technical, and entrepreneurial activities, the structure’s international positioning across various areas, and efforts to internationalize scientific results. Officials from different departments of Matenadaran also spoke, discussing the reforms implemented in the past year and emphasizing the importance of continuing these reforms. Director Khzmalyan particularly noted the outcomes of
In his report, Ara Khzmalyan highlighted the results of the collecting work completed during 2024. A total of 35 manuscripts were submitted to Matenadaran. He also discussed the significant increase in articles published in international scientific information databases, the activities of the manuscript depository, manuscript study, archival, digitization, restoration departments, and the museum. Additionally, he
Ara Khzmalyan wished his young guests success in their creative endeavours and acknowledged the invaluable contributions of both the students and their teachers. Letters of thanks were given to the educators Karine Ohanyan, Carmen Harutyunyan, and Margarita Tovmasyan. Additionally, a tour was organized for them and the students, covering the museum and the scientific building
