Matenadaran
Sign in to saveThe Matenadaran (), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a museum, archive and scientific institution. It is holds the most extensive collection of Armenian manuscripts in existence.
Key facts
- Museum.name
- Matenadaran
- Museum.logo
- 100px
- Museum.image
- Մատենադարան 04 (Gor Navoyan).jpg
- Museum.imagesize
- 300
- Museum.caption
- View of the Matenadaran
- Museum.location
- 53 Mashtots Avenue, Kentron District, Yerevan, Armenia
- Museum.type
- Art museum, archive, research institute
- Museum.collection_size
- ~23,000 manuscripts and scrolls (including fragments)
- Museum.visitors
- 132,600 (2019)
- Museum.director
- Arayik Khzmalyan
- Museum.architect
- Mark Grigorian, Arthur Meschian
- Museum.owner
- Government of Armenia, Ministry of Education and Science
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Historic predecessors
- Background
- Modern Matenadaran
- Architecture
- Main building
- Interiors
- Reception
- Statues
- New building
- Museum
- Collection
- Notable manuscripts
- Other items
- Publications
- Catalogs
- ''Banber Matenadarani''
- Significance and recognition
- Tributes
- People
- Directors
- Notable researchers
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Matenadaran (), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a museum, archive and scientific institution. It is holds the most extensive collection of Armenian manuscripts in existence.
It was established in 1959 on the basis of the nationalized collection of the Armenian Church, formerly held at Etchmiadzin. Its collection has gradually expanded since its establishment, mostly from individual donations. One of the most prominent landmarks of Yerevan, it is named after Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, whose statue stands in front of the building. Its collection is included in the register of the UNESCO Memory of the World program.