THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINAR TITLED “FACES OF MEMORY: NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED HERITAGE” HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AT THE MATENADARAN
The seminar has brought together 36 participants from 16 countries around the world. Special emphasis is placed on the participation of restoration and preservation specialists from conflict and post-conflict regions. Opening remarks were delivered by RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos,
AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE ENTITLED “THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AMIR TEMUR AND THE TIMURID CIVILIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE” WAS HELD
On April 8–11, 2026 an international scholarly conference entitled “The Role and Significance of Amir Temur and the Timurid Civilization in World History and Culture” was held at the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Researchers from the Department of Oriental Studies, Ani J. Avetisyan and Venera R. Makaryan attended the conference,
ENVISIONING THE BIOSCAPES OF THE GARDEN
As part of the exhibition “The Sun is Rising: The Matenadaran Garden Vision,” an educational program was conducted for children aged 10 to 14 years old. Throughout the program, entitled “Envisioning the Bioscapes of the Garden,” participants engaged with the exhibition and, through collaborative activities, explored the garden’s bioscape using mapping, creative expression, and structured
THE ARMENIAN PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘LOST, FOUND, HIDDEN’ ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF SKEVRA WAS HELD AT MATENADARAN
The screening was preceded by a press conference dedicated to the Armenian-Polish co-production. During the conference, a unique facsimile of the Gospel of Skevra was also exhibited. Speakers at the press conference included Daniel Danielyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Armenia; Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran; Vahram Mkhitaryan,
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
Dear colleagues of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, as we conclude the year 2025, we can confidently state that it has been a year marked by achievements attained through our joint efforts, the continued implementation of reforms, the modernization of infrastructure, an active agenda of external relations, and meaningful international repositioning. It is sufficient to note
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: ENTANGLED CHRISTIANITIES: 100-1500 CE” AT THE ORTHODOX ACADEMY OF CRETE
On 24-26 November 2025, Tatevik Stepanyan, a junior researcher at the Department of Manuscript Studies of the Matenadaran, participated in the international conference, titled “Entangled Christianities: 100-1500 CE” at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. She delivered a presentation titled “3rd-4th Century Christian Martyrs in the Armenian Synaxaria: National or Christian Identity?”. T. Stepanyan’s participation was
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “BOOKS, MUSIC, AND THE LITURGICAL LIFE OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH”
Armine Melkonyan, a senior researcher in the Department for the Study of Armenian Texts from the 5th to 14th Centuries and the Department of Manuscript Studies at the Matenadaran, participated in the international conference “Books, Music and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church” at the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland
THE 14TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL SEMINAR, TITLED “THE FACES OF MEMORY,” HAS COMMENCED AT THE MATENADARAN
Restorers from 18 different countries, along with representatives from Armenian spiritual and manuscript centres, are participating in the seminar. Many cultural and scientific institutions from Armenia are also in attendance. The seminar is supported by the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, the EU Delegation to Armenia, and AraratBank. In her opening speech,
ANOTHER COLLECTION OF BOOKS FROM THE PHILOSOPHER KAREN SVASYAN’S LIBRARY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO MATENADARAN
With the support of Zhanna Andreasyan, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, and the coordination of Hasmik Tolmajyan, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland, a new batch of exclusive publications from the renowned philosopher’s valuable library has been sent from Basel, Switzerland,