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21:24 • 14.07.14Golden Apricot festival impetus to art – Nare Haykazyan“Golden Apricot is a festival for me, and its very name has a festive shade. And if we consider the results, we can see that quite a few young people are shooting films now…”
17:24 • 14.07.14Cultural life sees very slow progress in Armenia, says opera singer“People seem to be fast asleep here. They move very slowly and think very slowly … or perhaps, they lack the necessary talent. And that’s the general situation ...
17:14 • 14.07.14First-ever periodical in Hemshin Armenian to be releasedThe first issue of the semiannual periodical is expected to be released this September, with 90% of articles to be in Hemshin Armenian…
14:46 • 14.07.14Expedition unearths unique crypt in Tigranakert“This year, we are excavating a crypt; it a very big and unique structure with powerful architectural solutions. We have almost accomplished it, as we are in the final process…”
10:58 • 14.07.14Acclaimed US classical conductor Lorin Maazel diesThe American occupied top positions at the Vienna State Opera and the New York Philharmonic, which he accompanied ...
15:20 • 13.07.14Tommy Ramone: Blondie and Chili Peppers lead tributes"He was a lovely, gentle guy," said Chris Stein, guitarist in Blondie, who played alongside The Ramones in seminal 1970s New York punk venue CBGBs...
15:57 • 12.07.14‘Harry Potter’ actor Dave Legeno found killed in desertHis remains were found by two unrelated hikers early Sunday morning “in a remote wash” near Death Valley’s famed Zabriskie Point ...
14:08 • 11.07.14Egyptian statue Sekhemka sells for nearly £16mBefore the auction, Egyptian Ambassador Ahsraf Elkholy condemned the sale as an “an abuse to the Egyptian archaeology and the cultural property…”
17:33 • 10.07.14Strong British showing at EmmysFantasy drama Game of Thrones led the way with 19 nods including best drama series, followed by the TV version of 1996 film Fargo with 18 nominations…
13:41 • 10.07.14Detroit Institute of Arts collection valued at $4.6bnHowever, the report by the New York art investment firm Artvest Partners said that if the collection was actually liquidated to raise ...
12:48 • 09.07.14Van Dyck portrait fails to sell at auctionThe portrait had been expected to fetch up to £500,000 at the Christie's sale. The Old Master painting was bought ...
17:22 • 08.07.14Bust of national hero Movses Gorgisyan unveiled (photos)The sculpture was unveiled by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan and the hero’s wife, Ruzanna Grigoryan, who described the monument ...
10:34 • 06.07.14Sir Paul McCartney resumes tour after illnessSir Paul has 19 performances scheduled for the US, including at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, where the Beatles played their final full concert in 1966…
15:19 • 05.07.14Israel to host Armenian culture daysThe program includes performances by national dance ensembles, concerts by Inga and Anush Arshakyan ...
11:51 • 04.07.14Bollywood superstar receives France’s top honorShah Rukh Khan was honored as a “Knight of the Legion of Honor” by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ...