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“THIS DAT WAS CRUCIAL” H.E. MR. MASANORI FUKUSHIMA AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF JAPAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

29.08.2023Hrant OhanyanVisits

On August 29, Mr. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of the Matenadaran, hosted Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Armenia, H. E. Mr. Masanori Fukushima. The Ambassador visited the newly opened exhibition, titled Europe-Armenia. the Meeting Point is Art, and got acquainted with the works of the Digitization and Restoration departments. A special

ARAYIK KHZMALYAN, THE DIRECTOR OF MATENADARAN, HAS APPOINTED VAHE TOROSYAN AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OF MATENADARAN

26.07.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

Arayik Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, has appointed Vahe Torosyan as the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of Matenadaran. EDUCATION 2008-2011, post-graduate studies at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (Doctor of History) 2002-2007, Armenian State Pedagogical University (Faculty of History and Law) WORK EXPERIENCE 2023,

DONATION BY MICHAEL STONE

19.07.2023Hrant OhanyanDonations

Today prominent Armenologist Michael Stone from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is guest in Matenadaran. He has been studying Armenian manuscripts and finding new important texts for many years. Now he is here for the same purpose.During this visit Michael Stone presented to Matenadaran the original large negatives of the luxurious Album of Armenian Paleography

ANNOUNCEMENT

17.07.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

On July 17 2023, a session of the Board of Trustees of Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Foundation took place. The session was held for the election of the director of Matenadaran, and three candidates participated in it: Arayik Khzmalyan, Karen Matevosyan and Artsruni Sahakyan. Artsruni Sahakyan withdrew, and the candidacies of Arayik

“TEXT, COMMENTARY AND INTERPRETATION: PROBLEMS OF COMMENTING ON ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TEXTS.”

04.07.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Yerevan, Armenia), together with the Institute of World Literature of Russian Academy of Sciences and the School of Advanced Studies in the Humanities, RANEPA, is organizing a conference on “Text, Commentary and Interpretation: Problems of Commenting on Ancient and Medieval Texts.” The conference will be held at Matenadaran in

REFLECTION ON “IRAN IN THE QAJAR PERIOD” EXHIBITION

14.06.2023Hrant OhanyanExhibitions

Matenadaran has been featured by Voice of America’s Persian service in an exclusive programme. Produced by documentary maker Pejman Akbarzadeh, the TV programme is focused on a temporary exhibition at Matenadaran, devoted to Persian art in the Qajar period (1789-1925). The curator of the exhibition is Professor Yvette Tajarian, the senior researcher of the Oriental

NERSES SHNORHALI: THE GRACIOUS PATRIARCH INTERNATIONAL ARMENOLOGICAL CONFERENCE

25.05.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

The 850th anniversary of the death of great medieval thinker, poet, and theologian Nerses Shnorhali (Patriarch Nerses IV Clayetsi) has been included in UNESCO 2022-2023 calendar commemorating historic events and anniversaries of eminent personalities. The Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, as the most important center of medieval Armenian written culture, organizes an international Armenological conference, entitled Nerses Shnorhali. The Gracious Patriarch. It aims to re-evaluate

A DELEGATION HEADED BY THE UK MINISTER OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS LEO DOCHERTY VISITED MATENADARAN

23.05.2023Hrant OhanyanVisits

On May 23, a delegation headed by the UK Minister of State for European Affairs Leo Docherty and accompanied by the Ambassador of the UK to Armenia John Gallagher visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Karen Matevosyan, the Acting Director of Matenadaran, welcomed the guests. At the beginning of the visit, the guests got acquainted with the exhibition

IT IS ALREADY POSSIBLE TO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR AT THE MATENADARAN

21.04.2023Hrant OhanyanEvents

As a result of the cooperation between Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, Mashtots Foundation for Preservation and Development of Armenian Culture and Aurora Humanitarian I nitiative, an important project has been implemented, which gives an opportunity to take a virtual tour at the Matenadaran from any corner of the world, to get acquanted with the history of

PHOTO CONTEST “MATENADARAN THROUGH MY EYES”

08.04.2023Hrant OhanyanAnnouncements

Mashtots Matenadaran is one of the largest centers of preservation and popularization of Armenian culture. With its rich collection and historic significance, it hosts thousands of visitors every year who admire the internal and external decoration of the Matenadaran building and its exhibits and take many photos. Now Matenadaran announces a photo contest from April