Matenadaran branch to be opened in Shushi

A branch of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran will be opened in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh, this September, Gabriel Djambardjian, President of the Pyunik human resources development foundation, told Tert.am.

Relevant work is under way.

“Our plans to open a branch in Shuhsi are not only of cultural, but also of political importance: we are showing our culture and prove we had monasteries centuries ago,” Mr Djambardjian.

Replicas of most valuable exhibits that are kept in Matenadaran will be displayed in Shushi.

As regards the political importance of the plans, Mr Djambardjian said that visitors to Shushi will see no Azerbaijani traces there. The only thing they are going to see is Armenian churches.

“Our culture is disseminated throughout the world, and the development of cultural centers is supposed to preserve our cultural values.”