Cameraman Artur Manucharyan

Ara Alekyan

For some, the metal waste is merely a metal waste, while for painter sculptor Ara Alekyan it is the origin of a new work, source of inspiration. A simple, ordinary and so familiar to everyone, a piece of metal leaves his studio as a piece of art. The artist is as simple as his materials, though steady and persistent in his faith. In the program series "God in Me", the sculptor remembers his childhood, the road of life and self-recognition.

Ara Gevorgyan

Composer Ara Gevorgyan remembers that as a child, he visited Church quite often and participated in Divine Liturgies. His grandfather was a member of parish board, and his grandmother was singing in St. Hovhannes Church. He felt the real power of faith only when he lost his mother, famous national singer Valya Samvelyan. "If you believe in the existence of God, you should also believe in eternal life", - is deeply convinced the composer.

The Path of the Holy Bible

The Gospel printed in Constantinopole in 1710, was traditionally called "Papei Narek". Often it was mistakingly accepted as Narekatsi's "Matyan". Many were surprise to discover it as the Bible. The miraculous book went through a long and spectacular path before finding its final destination. The participants of the program tell about the path crossed by the Gospel of Constantinople and the miracles. The settlements and families, where the Gospel travelled, are also included.

Izmirlian Medical Center

The TV program is about the foundation of Izmirlian Medical Center (formerly Institute of Proctology), successes and hardships. The film presents the achievements of the Center since its privatization and renovation in 2002, following its transfer under the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, construction of the new facilty in 2008, replenishment and opening.

Loving cinematography

Aram Issabekyan

There are a lot of great things in the world, however, for painter Aram Issabekyan, the most wonderous of all in the world is the human being, with its prompt to think, create and simply live. The painter loves reading since childhood; he first read the Bible as a teenager and thought over the evil and good, life and death. His conversation with us was one of reviving his old feelings and rephrasing of the new ones...

Seminar in Tsakhkadzor on “Youth and Ecumenism”

What is ecumenical movement, how did it originate, what does the World Church Council preach, what is the input of our Church in ecumenical movement? This were the key topics covered by the clergymen of our Church with young people for the three-day seminar which took place in Tsakhkadzor.

Presentation of books “My Kind Dreams to You, My Dears” and “Ararat”

“Edit Print” Publishing House published the book-album “Ararat” of Shmavon Shmavonyan and the encyclopedia dedicated to Paruyr Sevak.

This colorful literary guidebook-encyclopedia Paruyr Sevak “My Kind Dreams to You, My Dears”, describes the human and creative character, literary experience and the path crossed, thoughts and contemplations of Sevak the poet, and the warm words of his writer colleagues. The encyclopedia containing 360 pages has been collected by Yuri Petrosyan for the duration of two years.

The basis of each work, quatrain in this three-language book album “Ararat” by Shmavon Shmavonyan is Ararat; the authors are famous Armenian and foreign writers. The lines devoted to the Biblical mountain are coupled with the paintings of Shmavon Shmavonyan. For almost ten years, the painter has pictured the heights of Ararat at all seasons and from different locations.

Exhibition of Vazgen Bazhbeuk-Melikyan in HayArt

On September 7, HayArt Cultural Center hosted the exhibition of Vazgen Bazhbeuk-Melikyan. The event was organized by “Cultural Dialogue” Foundation. The exhibition features both the early, as well as more mature works of the painter. The opening of the exhibition was marked by the presentation of the first trilingual album of Vazgen Bazhbeuk-Melikyan.

Symposium in Matenadaran dedicated to the Problems of the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

From September 25-27, Matenadaran of M. Mashtots hosted an international Symposium on “Problems of Preservation of Historical-Cultural Heritage”. The participants included renowned scientists from Russia, Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Italy.

The Symposium was dedicated to the 25^th Anniversary of “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations” SNCO.