5th international academic conference ‘Images of memory’ marking 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide in Yerevan

The 5^th international academic conference “Images of Memory” is taking place at the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran, October 27-29.

The conference is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The conference carries the headline “Revived culture, revived manuscripts.” The project is part of a grant program for NGOs by the Armenian presidential staff and of a contest by the Youth Ffoundation of Armenia.

Scholars from Russia, the United States, Austria, Holland, Germany, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Georgia are attending the conference.

A the beginning of the conference German restorers Robert Stähle and Margret Jaschke were awarded Gold Medals of Armenia’s Ministry of Culture. For 15 years, they free of charge restored silver-bound manuscripts saved during the Armenian Genocide.