DIRECTOR OF THE MATENADARAN NAMED AFTER MESROP MASHTOTS VAHAN TER-GHEVONDYAN RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN ARMENIA TIMUR URAZYAEV

Today the director of the Matenadaran named after Mesrop Mashtots Vahan Ter-Ghevondian received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Armenia Timur Urazyaev. A number of issues on cooperation between Matenadaran and scientific and educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan were discussed.

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UNESCO TRAINING ON THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

On 22 June, 2018 the opening ceremony of the “UNESCO Training on the Conservation and Restoration of Manuscripts and Archival Documents”intended for the Syrian experts was held at the “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.Dr Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, Director of the Matenadaran, Ms Lilit Makunts, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, Mr

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RF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DONATED TO MASHTOTS MATENADARAN COPIES OF VALUABLE DOCUMENTS

After the demonstration organized within the frameworks of the events marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry, with the assistance of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, on May 10, 2010, donated to Mashtots Matenadaran several copies of archival documents, the copies of the following valuable

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DONATION OF VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS TO MATENADARAN

On April 10, brothers Berc and Aram Rustemyan from London donated to Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran two valuable manuscripts: Sharaknots [Hymnal] (1663, artist Mkrtich Ankyuratsi) and Saghmosaran-Zhamagirk [Psalter-Breviary] (XVII century, artist Tateos Vardapet). The Sharaknots is an Armenian medieval musical-ceremonial book, a collection of hymns. The Saghmosaran, Book of Psalms, is one of the most widespread books of the Old

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DONATION OF VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS TO MATENADARAN

On April 10, brothers Berc and Aram Rustemyan from London donated to Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran two valuable manuscripts: Sharaknots [Hymnal] (1663, artist Mkrtich Ankyuratsi) and Saghmosaran-Zhamagirk [Psalter-Breviary] (XVII century, artist Tateos Vardapet). The Sharaknots is an Armenian medieval musical-ceremonial book, a collection of hymns. The Saghmosaran, Book of Psalms, is one of the most widespread books of the Old

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NEW COOPERATION

On May 3, 2018, the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy I of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg and Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of science and culture. The parties will jointly develop research projects, will hold seminars, conferences, as well as will exchange scholars and

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FAMOUS PROFESSOR OF ARMENIAN STUDIES MICHAEL STONE WAS AWARDED WITH “MATENADARAN” COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL

On April 7, at 12:00, at the Matenadaran’s main building took place an event dedicated to the jubilee of Professor Emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Honorable Doctor of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Michael Stone. Head of the Department of Study and Translation of Ancient Originals of the Matenadaran, Doctor of Philology

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BOOK PRESENTATION

Rouben Galichian, “History of Armenian cartography up to the year 1918,” “Zangak” publishing house, Yerevan, 2017, 164 pages   On September 15, at the Matenadaran after M. Mashtots, the presentation of the Armenian edition of the book “History of Armenian cartography up to the year 1918” by Rouben Galichian, a donor and friend of the

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BOOK PRESENTATION

On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, in cooperation with the Matenadaran after M. Mashtots and the Fereydan Educational Association of Tehran, the presentation of Stepanos Vicar Hazarjribetsi’s book “Hangitagirq” («Հանգիտագիրք») was held on September 7 at the Matenadaran Conference Hall. The book is dedicated to the history of the second half of

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