During his visit, the President toured the exhibition halls of the Matenadaran Museum, where he got acquainted with the work of the digitization and restoration departments and even visited the manuscript depository. The RA President was presented with the program of diversification of exhibitions, with the research works carried out with international partners in digitization
HEADS AND SPECIALISTS FROM SIGNIFICANT REHABILITATION CENTRES IN ITALY WILL VISIT MATENADARAN
During their visit to Italy, the Matenadaran delegation visited the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Center in Florence and the Central Institute for the Pathology of Archives and Books in Rome. Lusine Margaryan, a member of the newly created Biochemical Research Group of Manuscripts of Matenadaran, also attended the visits. A tour was organized for the
NEW PRACTICAL STEPS TO PROMOTE ARMENIAN STUDIES IN ITALY. LA SAPIENZA, BOLOGNA, FLORENCE UNIVERSITIES OF ROME, PONTIFICAL ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF ROME
During the Matenadaran delegation’s visit to Italy, one of their goals was to strengthen and develop relationships with extensive scientific and educational institutions in natural history and medieval studies. On April 8-9, the delegation met with several professors and heads of faculties at various universities in Italy, including Anna Sirinian, Professor of Armenology at the
THE COOPERATION BETWEEN MATENADARAN AND THE MKHITARIST CONGREGATION IN VENICE WILL BE PUT ON A NEW FOUNDATION
The Director of Matenadaran, Ara Khzmalyan, and Vahe Torosyan, the Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, met with members of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Venice, Father Vahan Ohanyan and Father Archimandrite Serob Chamurlyan, to discuss prospects for institutionalizing their existing cooperation. The discussion topics included the restoration of manuscripts, joint publications, and exhibition activities. Additionally, the
RAFAEL MARKOSYAN, A RENOWNED DONOR OF THE MATENADARAN
Rafael Markosyan, a Paris resident, was a renowned donor of Matenadaran. Before he died in 1922, he bequeathed a collection of 36 ancient scripts to Armenia. Markosyan’s collection is a testament to the rich culture of the Armenian people. It includes various items like the Gospel, Mashtots, the Calendar and Details, books of Ananaia Shirakatsi’s
SANJAY GARG, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA, VISITED MASHTOTS MATENADARAN
Sanjay Garg, accompanied by Vahe Torosyan, the deputy director of Matenadaran, visited the Departments of Digitization and Archives and discussed the prospects of future cooperation with the management of Matenadaran. The discussion mainly revolved around research, restoration, and digitization of manuscripts and archival documents.
A DELEGATION HEADED BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND YOUTH OF GEORGIA, GIORGI AMILAKHVARI, VISITED MESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN
A delegation headed by the Minister of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia, Giorgi Amilakhvari, visited Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran from March 25 to 27. Artur Martirosyan, the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, and Ara Khzmalyan, the Director of Matenadaran, accompanied the delegation and toured the Museum of
MESROP MASHTOTS MATENADARAN RECENTLY HOSTED A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TITLED “POETRY OF IMAGE” TO CELEBRATE THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRANIAN-ARMENIAN ARTIST ANDRE SEVRUGIAN
The conference included over a dozen thematic reports that focused on the historical and literary relations between the two countries, highlighting their past cultural dialogues and commonalities. Speakers from various institutions, including Matenadaran, Farhangian University of Iran, Imam Khomeini International University of Iran, University of Tehran, Pázmány Péter Catholic University of Hungary, and Suzhou University
RA MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE AND SPORT OF ARMENIA, ZHANNA ANDREASYAN, MET WITH AKBAR IRANI, DIRECTOR OF THE WRITTEN HERITAGE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION CENTER OF IRAN, WHO VISITED RA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ARMENIAN-IRANIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD AT MASHTOTS MATENADARAN
Also present at the meeting were Arthur Martirosyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia, Mehdi Sobhani, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia, Ara Khzmalyan, the director of Matenadaran, and others. During the meeting, they discussed the agreements reached during the recent visit by the
THE “POETRY OF IMAGE” CONFERENCE, AN INTERNATIONAL ARMENIAN-IRANIAN EVENT, HAS COMMENCED AT THE MASHTOTS MATENADARAN
The conference aims to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Iranian-Armenian artist Andre Sevrugian. Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran, Artur Martirosyan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mr Mehdi Sobhani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia, and Yvette