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20:43 03/12/2020Russia hopes UNESCO experts to arrive in Nagorno-Karabakh soonRussia hopes UNESCO experts will soon arrive in Nagorno-Karabakh to assess the preservation of Christian and Muslim shrines, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during the...
14:07 03/12/2020Sotheby's auctions off 17th-century Armenian gospel book for £69,300A 17th-century beautifully illuminated Armenian gospel book was auctioned off for £69,300 at Sotheby’s.
19:57 01/12/2020Armenian film earns 'Special mention' of the Jury at Cinemania film festivalThe film 'Should the Wind Drop' by French-Armenian director Nora Martirosyan has earned 'Special mention' of the Jury at the Cinemania film festival, the National Cinema Center of Armenia reports.
19:20 28/11/2020A seventeenth-century Armenian manuscript put up for sale at the Sotheby's auctionA seventeenth-century Armenian manuscript copied in Amida by the scribe Minas has been put up for sale at the Sotheby's auction house, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran reported.
15:42 25/11/2020Cannes, Tallinn festivals express solidarity with Armenian film amid Azerbaijani pressure to stop the screeningThe Cannes and Tallinn Black Nights film festivals have expressed solidarity with Armenian feature debutant Nora Martirosyan’s “Should the Wind Drop” after political pressure to stop festival...
13:41 24/11/2020Photographer Zaven Sargsyan dies at 73Armenian photographer Zaven Sargsyan, the director of the Sergei Paradjanov Museum, has died at the age of 73, composer Yervand Yerznkyan broke the news on Facebook.
11:13 24/11/2020Newly found sketch of Jesus Christ likely an unknown da Vinci masterpieceA newly discovered sketch of Jesus Christ that’s been gathering dust for centuries is likely an unknown masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, according to experts.
19:18 20/11/2020UNESCO proposes sending a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh to protect cultural heritagehe Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, received the representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the Organization.
11:44 20/11/2020Mother See strongly condemns Azerbaijani vandalism against Shushi churchThe Artsakh Spiritual and Cultural Heritage Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns the Azerbaijani vandalism against St.
10:34 18/11/2020Metropolitan Museum of Art appeals for protection of cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-KarabakhThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York issued a plea on Tuesday for the preservation of cultural heritage sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Azerbaijan moves to take control of swaths of...
18:55 17/11/2020People bid final farewell to prominent actor Armen DzhigarkhanyanThe funeral service of prominent Armenian-Russian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan took place on Tuesday at the State Drama Theatre of Moscow.
13:56 16/11/2020Christian monuments will face the fate of David Gareja Monastery in Azerbaijan, Georgian writer saysGeorgian writer, publicist Irakli Kakabidze reflected on the reports of vandalism of the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Savior) Cathedral in the town of Shushi.
20:21 14/11/2020Armenia's Ministry of Education and Culture calls on relevant international structures to stop the cultural vandalism in ArtsakhThe Armenian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sport is in constant contact with the UNESCO and other international cultural heritage organizations, to draw their attention to the issue...
10:48 14/11/2020Armen Dzhigarkhanyan dies at 86Acclaimed Russian-Armenian actor, People's Artist of the Soviet Union Armen Dzhigarkhanyan died at the age of 86 last night, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday, citing a source from his theater.
20:43 12/11/2020Hamlet Petrosyan: The Armenian culture in Artsakh exposed to dissolute mockeryAccording to the Karabakh armistice of the Armenian PM, Russian and Azerbaijani presidents, the regions of Aghdam, Karvachar and Qashatagh of Nagorno-Karabakh will be handed over to Azerbaijan, and...
16:27 12/11/2020Russia to involve UNESCO in Karabakh settlement to preserve cultural heritage - LavrovMoscow will get UNESCO involved in the settlement in Karabakh region to preserve cultural heritage, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, according to Sputnik news agency.
10:16 11/11/2020Father Hovhannes to bring crosstones and bells of Dadivank monastery to ArmeniaAbbot of Dadivank Monastry of Artsakh, Father Hovhannes plans to bring the numerous Armenian khachkars (crosstones) and the church bells to Armenia.
16:16 09/11/2020Aivazovsky’s bust unveiled near Simferopol airportA bust of prominent Russian-Armenian seascape artist Hovhannes (Ivan) Aivazovsky has been erected at the square in front of the passenger terminal of the Simferopol International Airport named after...
12:30 08/11/2020Artifacts of Tigranakert archeological museum moved to a secure place, head of excavations saysArtifacts of the the archaeological camp of the ancient Armenian city of Tigranakert in Artsakh have been moved to a secure place, the Head of the YSU Chair of Culturology, Doctor of History,...
19:38 07/11/2020Culturologist says impossible to assess damages in Tigranakert archaeological camp amid continued Azeri shellingThe archaeological camp of the ancient Armenian city of Tigranakert in Artsakh is repeatedly targeted by the Azerbaijani troops, the head of the YSU Chair of Culturology, Doctor of History, Professor...