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
On December 17, Dr Shamil Shikhaliev, a researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, lectured in Matenadaran on “Statistical analysis of genres and Paleography of Dagestan manuscripts.”
Children aged five to ten implemented this project, crafting the design, sewing the pages, and producing the images and text by hand. This work showcases the children’s boundless imagination and creativity. They developed the manuscript picture book while studying Armenian miniatures. The album “Creation of the World” will soon be displayed at the upcoming exhibition
The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund has allocated $74,000 to Matenadaran for the restoration and dissemination of manuscript records originating in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as unique documents related to its rich history. As part of this project, manuscripts and archival documents created between the 13th and 18th centuries in various Armenian medieval monasteries—such as Gandzasar, Dadivank, Gndevank,
She presented a paper entitled “From the 5th to the 21st Century: matenadarans and the Matenadaran Repositories of Armenian Manuscripts” and took part in a round table discussion on the topic “Eurasian Manuscript Heritage: Values, Challenges, Perspectives”. The participants were given a guided tour of the State Hall of the Austrian National Library, and visited
During the meeting, specific areas for joint research were identified. The discussion focused on the study of Armenian and French materials available in both book and archive collections, the training of specialists for archival work, and the strengthening of connections in the field of digital humanities. Ara Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, invited restorers from
The project titled “Knowledge of Language: Multilingualism or Multiglossia – A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Armenian Medical and Pharmacological Manuscripts (16-18th Centuries)” is led by Principal Investigator Hasmik Kirakosyan, a senior researcher at the Matenadaran. The project team includes senior researchers Venera Makaryan and Gor Yeranyan from the Matenadaran, along with Gayane Sahradyan, a researcher from
