- FRANCOIS-XAVIER BELLAMY’S VISIT TO MATENADARAN
On April 5, Francois-Xavier Bellamy, Member of the European Parliament, visited Mashtots Matenadaran.Accompanied by Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan, the director of Matenadaran, the guest toured the museum building and got acquainted with the manuscript heritage of Artsakh. - NICO SCHERMERS’ VISIT TO MASHTOTS MATENADARANOn 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.
- THE MANUSCRIPT ART OF ARTSAKH
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 - TOMASZ LECH BUCZEK’S VISIT TO MATENADARANOn 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
- COOPERATION BETWEEN MATENADARAN AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCEContinuing to expand the scope of Matenadaran’s international cooperation, we have signed a memorandum with the Department of History, Archeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS) of the University of Florence.This cooperation will open new opportunities for the researchers of the two institutions to carry out joint research in the fields of medieval Armenian history,
- Bernard Kouchner’s Visit to MatenadaranOn February 27, Nobel Laureate, Doctors Without Borders co-founder, physician, former French Foreign Minister (2007-2010), member of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee Bernard Kouchner visited Mashtots Matenadaran. During the visit, Kouchner was accompanied by Alain Boinet, founder of Solidarités International, Patrice Franceschi, former Chairman of the Société des Explorateurs Français, and Nicolas Stanisch, executive director
- IN THE CALENDAR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, FEBRUARY 27 IS THE REMEMBRANCE DAY OF ST. GREGORY OF NAREK, DOCTOR OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCHBy the decision of Pope Francis, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship has declared February 27 in the calendar of the Catholic Church the remembrance day of the great Armenian theologian of the 10th century, Doctor of the Universal Church St. Gregory of Narek. Thus, that day will be included in all Catholic churches’ calendar,
- ONLINE CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MKHITAR GOSH
The “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, in collaboration with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of NAS RA, organizes an online conference dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the birth of the great 12th-century Armenian thinker, scientist, legislator, fable-writer, and pedagogue Mkhitar Gosh.The conference aims