A delegation from Matenadaran recently visited the Ayatollah Marashi Najafi Library in Qom, Iran. Director Mahmoud Marashi Najafi, son of the centre’s founder, welcomed the delegation. The library is the largest centre of Islamic manuscripts in Iran and the third largest in the Islamic world, with a collection of approximately 85,000 manuscripts in different languages,
As part of the Matenadaran delegation’s visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a presentation was given by Yvette Tajarian, a senior researcher at Matenadaran, at the museum of the Monastery of Saint Amenaprkich of New Julfa. The presentation was on the album “A compilation of Photographs from Mashtots Matenadaran’s Collection”. Yvette Tajarian talked about
om January 26-31, 2024, the delegation of Matenadaran, headed by director Ara Khzmalyan, is visiting the Islamic Republic of Iran with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia. During their visit, they hold meetings with the heads of spiritual and manuscript centres in Isfahan, Qom, and Tehran, as well as archive museums
The department has played an invaluable role in the salvation of Armenian manuscripts and helped to restore and preserve the Armenian collections of Jerusalem, Aleppo, Antelias, Bzoummar, and Jugha. In 2023, the Armenian Museum of America in Watertown, the largest institution in the USA with samples of Armenian art, proposed a project to Matenadaran for
The Donation Hall of Matenadaran was the venue for a ceremony where “Surb Mesrop Mashtots” gold, silver, and bronze commemorative medals were presented. These medals were created through a collaboration between Matenadaran and the “47 design” company, with each medal being minted with a symbolic 405-numbered example. It is worth noting that these commemorative medals
During the visit, the ambassador emphasized the significant role of Matenadaran in strengthening the scientific and cultural ties between Armenia and Iran. Matenadaran is a centre for the research and preservation of Armenian manuscripts and Christian values, but it also serves as a research institution for other religions and cultures. The Director of Matenadaran, Ara
Anna Ohanjanyan, a senior researcher at Matenadaran, participated in the international workshop titled “The Nicene and Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creeds: Tensions, Rapprochements, Effects,” held in Oxford. It was organized by the Oxford Center for Religion and Culture, Regent’s Park College, the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose, Bologna, and Maison Française d’Oxford. The workshop was dedicated to the
Yuri Suvaryan, an Academician-Secretary of the Department of Armenology and Social Sciences at the National Academy of Sciences of RA and a Member of the Presidium, recently visited Matenadaran. Ara Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, showed him the new exhibitions and reforms initiated by the directorate in scientific exhibitions. They also discussed potential areas of
The RA Government decided to provide Matenadaran with 50 million AMD to purchase a new air cooling system. The system is crucial because it ensures not only favourable working conditions but also the necessary thermo-humid environment in the depositories. The Aurora humanitarian initiative supported the installation of new thermal regulation equipment for Matenadaran’s digital data
Ani Avetisyan, who works as an academic staff member at the Department of Oriental Studies in Matenadaran and specializes in Turkology and Ottoman studies, was invited to participate in the “7th International Congress” («The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan: The Foundation of a New Renaissance») in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Approximately 350 renowned scientists, codicologists, heads of museum
