An exhibition of Artsakh manuscripts transferred from the Matenadaran-Gandzasar research and cultural center to Matenadaran during the war of 2020 was opened at Mashtots Matenadaran. The exhibition presents the scriptoria of Artsakh in Amaras, Gandzasar, Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery, Gtchavank, Metsaranats Surb Hakobavank, Khadavank, Dadivank, Yeritsmankants monastery, and Shushi. A total of about 8 dozen manuscripts
Continuing to expand the scope of Matenadaran’s international cooperation, we have signed a memorandum with the Department of History, Archeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS) of the University of Florence.This cooperation will open new opportunities for the researchers of the two institutions to carry out joint research in the fields of medieval Armenian history,
By the decision of Pope Francis, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship has declared February 27 in the calendar of the Catholic Church the remembrance day of the great Armenian theologian of the 10th century, Doctor of the Universal Church St. Gregory of Narek. Thus, that day will be included in all Catholic churches’ calendar,
We are happy to announce that Gohar Muradyan, head of the Department of Translated Literature and Aram Topchyan, head of the Department of Secular Literature and Philology at Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran have been awarded with Boghossian (RA President’s) Prize for their translation of Virgil’s “Aeneid” from Latin.We cordially congratulate our colleagues and wish them further
The Directorship of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran announces with sorrow that the Matenadaran’s longtime colleague, Professor Robert Staehle, has passed away at the age of 97. Since 2000, he has restored a large number of bindings of manuscripts with selfless dedication. The professor highly appreciated our cultural heritage, and for 20 years, he had profoundly
On March 20-22, 2019, the Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian and the senior researcher of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA Arsen Bobokhyan will represent Armenia in the Second Academic Forum of Ancient Civilizations held in La Paz, Bolivia. The Ancient Civilizations Forum, which was set up in 2016 on Greece and China’s
The presentation took place on November 16 at the Mashtots Matenadaran. The review includes 40 authors’ articles. The 38th volume is devoted to Father, Supreme Archimandrite Andranik Kranean, the senior responsible editor of the previous volumes of the Armenological Review. Matenadaran’s Director Vahan Ter-Ghevondian delivered the opening speech. Speeches were delivered by the responsible editor
On October 18, at the hall of the University of Halle-Wittenberg after Martin Luther, took place an event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the “Mesrop” Center for Armenian Studies, attended by RA Minister of Education and Science Arayik Harutyunyan, Sachsen-Anhalt State Minister for Education and State Secretary for Culture and the
On October 8, in the Theological Hall of the Library of Strahov Monastery in Prague, which is one of the oldest and most luxurious libraries in Europe, took place the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Treasures of the earliest Christian nation: Spiritual Art and Music in Mediaeval Armenian Manuscripts” which was attended by Cardinal Dominik
A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran and the National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books of the Republic of Kazakhstan to establish a direct and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the field of cultural heritage preservation. The Memorandum was signed by Director of the Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondian and
