Fourth International Conference on Armenian Libraries was launched in the Holy Etchmiadzin


Fourth International Conference on Armenian Libraries was launched today in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Pontiff of All Armenians welcomed the representatives of Armenian libraries of the world. The meeting convened under the title of “Preservation of the Past for the Sake of Future”... more

Feast of Presentation of St. Mary to the Church with the students of Gevorkian Theological Seminary


Every years, on November 21, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the feast of presentation of St. Mary to the Church. It bears the sacrament of presenting the first-born to the Lord. The feast was marked with a concert: the seminarians performed Armenian lullabies.   

Concert dedicated to the memory of rock musician Eduard Abrahamyan


MDP Armenian rock band was formed in the Yerevan State University, in 1990. The band was very popular among Armenian rock fans. This year the vocalist and keyboard player Eduard Abrahamyan passed away. On November 14, a concert was held in the foyer of the Puppet Museum attended by his friends... more

Winner of 9th International Competition of Non-Latin Typefaces “Granshan” made known


Granshan is the only competition of the world dedicated to non-Latin typefaces. First time it was run by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia in 2008. The ninth competition “Granish” was held this year, from September 13-17 in Warsaw. The names of the winners of the competition were made known... more

“Hokis” performance of Nor Nork Youth Center students in New York


2016 was eventful for the students of Nor Nork Youth Center. Over the course of one year, the Armenian youth staged plastic performances “Eternity” and “Hokis” both in France and USA.   

New books 21.11.2016


The Armenian translation of the original “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury.  The novel “No News” of Gurgen Khanjyan was re-published.     

New books 17.10.2016


The Armenian translation of Nikolay Gumilyov’s anthology “100 Poems” and the novel by Zahar Prilepin “Black Monkey” performed by Gevorg Gilants was published. 

New books 14.11.2016


New Armenian translation from the original of the Brazilian renowned writer Paolo Coelho “Veronika Decides to Die” was published.   

New books 24.10.2016


“There Is a Way Back from Hell” written by Gevorg Grigoryan and Svetlana Alexiyevich’s “War’s Unwomanly Face” were published. 

One cup of tea and long talk over the Nobel Prize in Literature


Within the scope of the presentation of the recently published books authored by Nobel Prize winners Andre Gide and Alice Munro, our translators, writers and publishers talked about the significance of Nobel Prize and 2016 winner in literature Bob Dylan in the context of global literary... more

Minister of Culture of Armenia received by Catholicos of All Armenians


On October 17, the newly appointed Minister of Culture Armen Amiryan was received by Catholicos of All Armenians at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.   

This year marks 145th anniversary of composer Alexander Spendiaryan


This year will mark the 145th anniversary of composer Alexander Spendiaryan. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Spendiaryan House Museum and the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet launched a series of joint events entitled “Our Spendiaryan”.