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Armenian Collector Coin Dedicated To Komitas Wins 3rd Prize At “Coin Constellation-2020” Competition

The silver collector coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia in 2019 and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the world-renowned Armenian composer and musicologist Komitas took the 3rd prize in the “Coin of the Year” ...

Turkey Turning Armenian Church Into “Cultural Center”

(PanArmenian) - Turkey is turning Surp Yerrortutyun (Holy Trinity) Armenian Church in Konya's Akşehir district into "a cultural center", according to a report from Agos. A neo-classical building, the church is known as one of the ...

Two Armenian Manuscripts Join the Getty Museum’s Collection

(Armradio)- Two Armenian manuscripts join the Getty Museum’s collection. The first one is a 17th-century manuscript leaf depicting the Christian story of the arrival of Christ child on earth. The leaf was once part of a Gospel book made in 1615 ...

Azerbaijan is Delaying UNESCO Mission Visit to Artsakh

The Ghazanchetsots Church in Shushi was vandalized by occupying Azerbaijanis (Asbarez)- Azerbaijani is delaying its approval for a UNESCO mission to Artsakh to assess damage to cultural and religious sites. According to the United Nations-affilia...

Armenia’s ‘Songs of Solomon’ to Compete for International Feature Film Oscar

(Variety)- Armenia has chosen Arman Nshanian’s feature film debut “Songs of Solomon” as its official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards in the international feature film category. “Songs of Solomon,” written by Audrey ...

Amaras Monastery Under Armenian Control

PanARMENIAN.Net – The ancient Armenian monastery of Amaras will remain under Armenian control, despite earlier reports suggesting that Azerbaijan has captured the site in its war against Nagorno-Karabakh. “Amaras is ours, Amaras is ...

UNESCO Proposes Sending Mission to Nagorno Karabakh

(Armradio)- During a meeting with representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan to UNESCO, the organization’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay proposed sending a mission to Nagorno Karabakh in order to draw up an inventory of the most significant ...

Armenian St. John Mkrtich Church in Shushi vandalized

(Armradio)- The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has strongly condemned the vandalism done to St. John Mkrtich (Kanach Zham) church in Shushi. The actions of Azerbaijan show the decades-long policy of this country of erasing all the traces of ...

Armenian Ghazanchetsots Church in Shushi Vandalized

(Armradio) – The Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport has appealed to the relevant international bodies to immediately prevent cultural vandalism on territories occupied by Azerbaijan. The Ministry is in constant contact ...

World Council of Churches Calls on UNESCO to Protect Holy Cites in Artsakh

The monastery of Dadivank in Karvajar, Artsakh (Armradio)- The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on UNESCO to take all possible and appropriate measures to protect these sites.  “We join with His ...