- THE EXHIBITION OF ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SPAIN WAS FEATURED BY DR. FRANCISCO A. ZURYAN, DIRECTOR OF THE CHAIR OF ARMENIAN STUDIES AT THE COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
“The exhibition ‘Along the Paths of the Map of Spirituality: Armenian Manuscript Art’ is one of the cultural highlights currently on display in Madrid (running until June 21, 2026). It showcases a selection of the most significant artistic and bibliographic treasures from the Matenadaran (Yerevan), offering the Spanish public a rare opportunity to view these - THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE MATENADARAN
The ‘12th International Conference on Medieval Studies’ at the Matenadaran will be held this year on 26–28 November. We invite researchers conducting research in medieval studies to participate in the conference. Papers may be presented on the following topics: Manuscript studies and scriptoria, Source studies and historiography, History of the Armenian language, History of Armenian - NEW PUBLICATION
The fourth issue (2.2) of our new periodical MEMAS has been published online. See here. - HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP GEVORG NORATUNKYAN, ORDINARY OF THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICS OF ARMENIA, GEORGIA, RUSSIA, AND EASTERN EUROPE, PAID A VISIT TO MATENADARAN
Archbishop Noratunkyan toured the exhibition halls of Matenadaran, visited the Department of Restoration, as well as the newly opened laboratory for the restoration of Arabic-script manuscripts. - CARLOS CAMPO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., MADE AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO MATENADARAN
Discussions centered on potential programs to promote the distinguished Christian heritage preserved at Matenadaran to audiences across the United States. The Executive Director was given a guided tour of the institution and familiarised with its permanent exhibitions. - HASMIK KIRAKOSYAN, HEAD OF THE RESEARCH GROUP ON MEDICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE TEXTS AT MATENADARAN, DELIVERED A LECTURE AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA
On May 14, 2026, Hasmik Kirakosyan, Head of the Research Group on Medical and Natural Science Texts at Matenadaran, delivered a lecture at the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA, for students and faculty members. Entitled “Armenian Medieval Medical Manuscripts - MATENADARAN RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES AT CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE, DEDICATED TO ARMENIAN AND CAUCASIAN STUDIES
Vahe Torosyan, Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs at Matenadaran, Nazenie Garibian, Head of the Department of Medieval Art Studies, Lusine Sargsyan, Senior Researcher in the same department, and Ani Petoyan, Junior Researcher in the Department of Archival Studies, participated on May 14 and 15 in two international workshops organised by the Department of Asian and - THE WORKSHOP TITLED “SCRIPTURAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION AMONG EASTERN CHRISTIANS IN THE EARLY MODERN OTTOMAN WORLD” HAS LAUNCHED TODAY AT THE MATENADARAN
A lecture was delivered by Tijana Krstić, Board Member of the Cluster of Excellence EurAsia and Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University. Professor Krstić is a leading historian of the early modern Ottoman Empire. She is the author of important publications, including her seminal book “Contested Conversions to Islam: Narratives