Events – Matenadaran

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RESTORATIONMATENADARAN IS ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FROM PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ABROAD

19.04.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

Currently, the Head of the Department of Restoration, Gayane Eliazyan and senior restorer Taguhi Chenterechyan are working on securing and restoring valuable manuscripts and amulets at the Armenian Museum of America. During their visit, they focused on restoring the 1207 parchment Gospel of the famous Chirag Desert, written by scribe Karapet, as well as restoring

NEW COOPERATION WITH THE LAUNCH OF A PROSPECTIVE PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL RE-EQUIPMENT

16.04.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

Matenadaran and Ararat Bank have confirmed their recent agreement (established almost a month ago) with the signing of a memorandum and donation agreement. The agreement aims to establish more comprehensive cooperation between the two organizations. As part of this partnership, the biological research laboratory of manuscripts will be modernized and re-equipped by Ararat Bank. Additionally,

HEADS AND SPECIALISTS FROM SIGNIFICANT REHABILITATION CENTRES IN ITALY WILL VISIT MATENADARAN

10.04.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

During their visit to Italy, the Matenadaran delegation visited the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Center in Florence and the Central Institute for the Pathology of Archives and Books in Rome. Lusine Margaryan, a member of the newly created Biochemical Research Group of Manuscripts of Matenadaran, also attended the visits. A tour was organized for the

NEW PRACTICAL STEPS TO PROMOTE ARMENIAN STUDIES IN ITALY. LA SAPIENZA, BOLOGNA, FLORENCE UNIVERSITIES OF ROME, PONTIFICAL ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF ROME

09.04.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

During the Matenadaran delegation’s visit to Italy, one of their goals was to strengthen and develop relationships with extensive scientific and educational institutions in natural history and medieval studies. On April 8-9, the delegation met with several professors and heads of faculties at various universities in Italy, including Anna Sirinian, Professor of Armenology at the

THE COOPERATION BETWEEN MATENADARAN AND THE MKHITARIST CONGREGATION IN VENICE WILL BE PUT ON A NEW FOUNDATION

07.04.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

The Director of Matenadaran, Ara Khzmalyan, and Vahe Torosyan, the Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, met with members of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Venice, Father Vahan Ohanyan and Father Archimandrite Serob Chamurlyan, to discuss prospects for institutionalizing their existing cooperation. The discussion topics included the restoration of manuscripts, joint publications, and exhibition activities. Additionally, the

THE “POETRY OF IMAGE” CONFERENCE, AN INTERNATIONAL ARMENIAN-IRANIAN EVENT, HAS COMMENCED AT THE MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

21.03.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

The conference aims to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Iranian-Armenian artist Andre Sevrugian. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran, Artur Martirosyan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mr Mehdi Sobhani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia, and Yvette

MATENADARAN IS CONDUCTING A ONE-WEEK COURSE AT THE CENTER FOR THE DIGITIZATION OF ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS IN ERBIL

15.03.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran is conducting a one-week course in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNESCO at the Center for the Digitization of Oriental Manuscripts in Erbil. The course aims to continue the mission of preserving and restoring written heritage in different parts of the world. During the course, two restoration specialists

HARUTYUN HAZARYAN, AN AMERICAN-ARMENIAN CULTURAL FIGURE, IS KNOWN FOR DONATING AROUND 400 MANUSCRIPTS TO MATENADARAN

12.03.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

The movement of repatriation of relics of Armenian culture is inextricably linked with the name of New York resident Harutyun Hazaryan. Hazaryan began collecting fragments of Armenian culture around the world following the Great Genocide on the advice of Archbishop Garegin Hovsepyan in the 1920s. He believed that the best place for the scattered values

ANOUSH APRESYAN, SENIOR RESEARCHER ATTENDED THE 21ST ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT COLLOQUIUM IN ARMENIAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)

07.03.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures of the University of California organized the conference to bring together scientists, researchers, and post-graduate students from different countries to present studies on various fields of Armenian studies such as language, literature, history, anthropology and art history. During the conference, Anoush Apresyan presented a report titled “The

ON MARCH 3, 1959, THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE ARMENIAN SSR GRANTED MATENADARAN THE STATUS OF A RESEARCH INSTITUTE

03.03.2024Hrant OhanyanEvents

Sixty-five years ago, on March 3, 1959, the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR granted Matenadaran the status of a research institute. Matenadaran was a state repository of ancient manuscripts, and with this decision, its main activities were officially established and remain unchanged to this day. These activities include conservation and restoration of manuscript

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