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Supreme Spiritual Council convened a meeting at the Mother SeeFrom February 16-18, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians presided over an extended meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The agenda included discussion of canonical, statutory-legal, national and public, diocesan and communal, church building and... more |
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Award winners of the Writers’ Union of 2015On February 24, the annual award ceremony of the Writers’ Union of Armenia took place. The authors with most active creative activities evolved in 2015 received prizes bearing the names of their predecessors. |
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What is the Great Lent for Christians?Over the period of the Great Lent, the Divine Liturgy in all Armenian Apostolic Churches is followed by the ceremony of meditation. Our crew talked to the believers over this topic. |
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Exhibition dedicated to Commander Andranik in the National GalleryNational Gallery of Armenia is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Andranik Ozanian. The initiative came to life through joint partnership between Yerevan City Hall, Ararat Patriarchal Diocese of the Armenian Church and various cultural institutions. |
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Press conference on the 14th British Film FestivalFrom February 20-26, the 14th British Film Festival will be held under the title “The Best from Britain”. The program also features films nominated for Oscar. The opening will be marked by the film “The Lady in the Van” of Nickolas Heightner. |
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This is a jubilee year for the devotee of the Armenian ballet – Vilen GalstyanOn February 12, Vilen Galstyan turned 75. “Gayane” ballet held on February 13, was dedicated to the jubilee of the great choreographer by Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. |
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On the jubilee of Norayr Mehrabyan the stage was featuring the artists of Barekamutyun and Royal Swedish BalletOn February 21, the jubilee of the RA National Artist, artistic director of the state ensemble “Barekamutyun” was celebrated. The artists of Barekamutyun Ensemble and Royal Swedish Ballet performed in the concert. |
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Armenian romances in the Komitas Museum-InstituteOn February 23, the concert hall of Komitas Museum-Institute hosted mezzo-soprano Narine Ananikyan, soprano Diana Harutyunyan and piano Margarit Yesayan performing the romances of Romanos Melikyan, Haro Stepanyan and Vladilen Balyan. |
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Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Church takes part in the solution of the issue of homeless people in Gyumri27 years have passed since the earthquake of 1998, yet more than 4000 families live in wagons in Gyumri. These families urgently need social assistance. Shirak Diocese participates in that initiative to the extent possible. |
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14th British Film Festival kicked off with the film “The Lady in the Van”This year the program of the festival is diverse in terms of selecting topics and genres. The British Council attempted to present the best as it selected the films. This year, the festival program includes a few films nominated for Oscar Award. |
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Graphic works exhibition authored by Gayane Khachatryan and Martin Petrosyan now openOn February 12, by the initiative of collector Nerses Melikyan, the Modern Art Museum opened the exhibition of painters Gayane Khachatryan and Martin Petrosyan. This is the very first exhibition of the Modern Art Museum of this year. |
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Celebration of Tearnyndaraj in the “Cross of Armenian Unity”The feasts are celebrated in the “Cross of Armenian Unity” cultural union in accordance with the traditional rituals and are educative both or the students of the Art School, as well as their parents. The counsellors of the event were the students of Gevorkian Theological Seminary Deacons Narek... more |