PARTICIPATION OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE RESTORATION DEPARTMENT OF MASHTOTS MATENADARAN IN THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-PRACTICAL SEMINAR OF RESTORERS

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From April 5 to 9, 2021, the Russian State Library hosted the 5th International Research-Practical Seminar of Restorers entitled “Document Restoration: Conservatism and Innovation”, which is the largest and most authoritative platform for the exchange of experience of specialists in this field. The seminar aimed to train restorers, curators of library and museum collections, to

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A MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION SIGNED BETWEEN MASHTOTS MATENADARAN AND THE RENSHIN INVESTMENT COMPANY

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Mashtots Matenadaran and the Renshin Investment Company signed a memorandum of cooperation in April of this year aiming to support the research, research-technical works and publications of Matenadaran.The management of Matenadaran is pleased to announce that within the framework of the cooperation between our institutions, which is very important for the preservation of national values,

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INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON ARMENOLOGICAL AND ORIENTAL STUDIES DEDICATED TO THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF PROF. HAKOB PAPAZIAN (JULY 1-2, 2021)

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Caucasus and Middle East in the Middle Ages: History, Philology, Source studies, Culture, Political and Economic Relations The “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts organizes an International online Conference on Armenological and Oriental Studies dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the prominent Armenologist and Orientalist Prof. Hakob Papazian (1919-2019), which will take place on July

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A MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION

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A memorandum of cooperation has recently been signed between Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran and the University of Hamburg. On the initiative of Michael Friedrich, the director of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures at the University of Hamburg, and Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the director of Matenadaran, a direct and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two

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NICO SCHERMERS’ VISIT TO MASHTOTS MATENADARAN

Visits

On March 24, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Nico Schermers visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, Director of Matenadaran, the guest toured the museum complex and got acquainted with the recently opened exhibition dedicated to Artsakh manuscripts.

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THE ADVISER OF THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SEYED HOSSEIN TABATABAEI VISITED MATENADARAN

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On March 17, Seyed Hossein Tabatabaei, the Adviser of the Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Republic of Armenia, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. He had a meeting with Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of Matenadaran, Vardi Keshishyan, the head of the International Relations Department, and the researchers of the Department

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THE MANUSCRIPT ART OF ARTSAKH

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An exhibition of Artsakh manuscripts transferred from the Matenadaran-Gandzasar research and cultural center to Matenadaran during the war of 2020 was opened at Mashtots Matenadaran. The exhibition presents the scriptoria of Artsakh in Amaras, Gandzasar, Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery, Gtchavank, Metsaranats Surb Hakobavank, Khadavank, Dadivank, Yeritsmankants monastery, and Shushi. A total of about 8 dozen manuscripts

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TOMASZ LECH BUCZEK’S VISIT TO MATENADARAN

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On February 25, Polish politician Tomasz Lech Buczek, accompanied by lawyer Babken Khanzadyan, visited Mashtots Matenadaran. Buczek is the author of “Azerbaijan’s War Crimes against Armenians – Karabakh 2020” and has repeatedly referred to and strongly condemned Azerbaijan’s atrocities against Armenians. Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, director of Matenadaran, the guests toured the museum building and

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