On July 12, 2022, the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran will open the exhibition DIALOGUE of the well-known contemporary artist Jean Boghossian, co-chair of the Boghossian Foundation. The exhibition is curated by the famous Italian art critic Bruno Corà.The exhibition is unique because for the first time contemporary art will be displayed next to ancient manuscripts at
On July 4, the delegation headed by Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, arrived in Yerevan to participate in the 8th session of the Armenian-Indian intergovernmental commission and visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, the guests toured the museum building and got
On June 6, the delegation headed by Sheikh Imran Hosein, the famous philosopher and lecturer in Belgium, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Nazeni Gharibyan, the Head of the Museum part, and Scientist SecretaryVahe Torosyan, the guests toured the museum building and got acquainted with the Study of Medieval Armenian literature, the manuscript heritage of Artsakh,
The 850th anniversary of the death of great medieval thinker, poet and theologian Nerses Shnorhali (Patriarch Nerses IV Clayetsi (1166-1173)) 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, is planning a number of events on this anniversary,
On June 16, the delegation headed by Ms. Margareta Cederfelt, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, visited Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, and Nazeni Gharibyan, the Head of the Museum part, the guests toured the museum building and got acquainted with the Study of Medieval Armenian literature, the manuscript heritage
On June 9, the delegation, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, the guests toured the museum building and got acquainted with the Study of Medieval Armenian literature and the exhibition of foreign manuscripts.
On May 26, Executive Director of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) Valéry Freland and Elsa Urtizverea, the Project Manager of the alliance, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, and Nazeni Gharibyan, the Head of the museum part, the guests toured the museum building
On May 20, the delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda, accompanied by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Anahit Avanesyan, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. The guests, together with Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, and Nazeni Gharibyan, the head of the museum part, toured the museum building
On May 20, 2022, the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran and Armenian General Benevolent Union AGBU Armenia organized the presentation of the book titled Manuscript Heritage of Artsakh and Utik published in English. The authors of the book are Hravard Hakobyan, Tamara Minasyan, and Vahe Torosyan, the editor is Karen Matevosyan.The publication of the book was funded
On May 13-14, the Museum of Art History in Vienna hosted the international conference and workshop entitled “Culture in Conflict: South Caucasus Today”, at the core of which were the issues and threats to the protection and preservation of the cultural heritage of Artsakh. The conference was organized by the blessing of His Holiness Karekin
