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“Answering 100 Years Later”: Ahead of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide


“Answering 100 Years Later” – this is the title of the complex program, which is organized ahead of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. It is implemented with the support of the RA Ministry of Culture by Charents Museum of Literature and Art. The program addresses unanswered letters written in 1894-1923 proving the Armenian Genocide, as well as other testimonies. 

 

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Armenian cultural days in 2014


Belorussia, Georgia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Italy, South Korea, Portugal, Praha, Germany, Israel… The list of countries where the Armenian culture was showcased can go on and on. 

 

Hakob Hakobyan: Confession


“The existence of spiritual life of man is proved through art. Symphony N 9 of Beethoven is an expression of one’s soul rather than of body. Therefore, when I say spiritual life, first and foremost I understand Art. The painter with colors, the musician with sounds, the sculptor by encarving, the writer through poetry. We can see that man is not solely a physical phenomenon”.
The film features passages from different articles and interviews with Hakob Hakobyan made in various times.

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Brief press conference on annual activities of “Dialogue of Cultures” Foundation


This year, “Dialogue of Cultures” Foundation implemented 7 projects, two of which – in Yerevan, and five – in Germany, Poland and Estonia. The representatives of the foundation and the attending artists presented the accomplished projects of this year and and the upcoming events for the next year.

Loving life


One year ago one and the same issue brought Marina Parazyan and Lilya Karapetyan together and united them. They established the foundation “Source” designed for children with disability and supporting their families. Their key task was to find day care centers for children with severe disabilities and to support their parents. What guides these women and people around them is the great love and faith.

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Sargis Muradyan Gallery opened


The Art Gallery of the painter was opened by the initiative of his daughter Zaruhi Muradyan and her husband Hakob Chagharyan. It was opened with the exhibition “Woman in Sargis Muradyan’s Art” dedicated to the memory of the painter’s wife Lyudmila Kechek.

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Armenian-Russian Museum Symposium held at Matenadaran


An international forum entitled "Armenian and Russian Museums: dialogue of cultures" was held in Mashtots Matenadaran of Yerevan. Experts from both countries delivered reports on the respective area.

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Concert of small singers in Harichavank


Harichavank used to be one of the favorite places of Komitas. In 1904, Komitas Vardapet (Archimandrite) established his Choir right in this place. On October 8, Komitas’ birthday according to the old calendar, a spiritual music concert was held in Harichavank to commemorate his 145th anniversary.

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Exhibition “Time and Space” in Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA)


This year, the International Festival “Without Borders” was organized in Armenia. For three days, artists from five different countries worked within the same time and space and displayed their works in a joint exhibition.

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New findings in Tigranakert, Artsakh


In the archaeological site of Tigranakert, Artsakh, excavated for the ninth year now, right under the altar of a 5th century church, an early Christian cemetery was discovered. This is the most significant discovery for the Artsakh expedition. The lead of the expeditions, Hamlet Petrosyan, explains why.

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“To shoot a film it’s not enough to take graduate courses”: Kim Ki-duk


As part of Golden Apricot 11th Film Festival Retrospectives program, films of the South-Corean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk's films were screened. The honorable guest was given Parajanov Thaler Award.

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Tanabata - Love Feast in Yerevan


Japanese love feast Tanabata was celebrated at the Hikari Armenian-Japaneses scientific, educational and cultural center.