Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan attended today the opening ceremony of an exhibition ‘Heritage in Danger: Artsakh’ at the Yerevan City Hall.
The ceremony was attended by Speaker of Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan, President of the French Senate Gerard Larcher, Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian, Mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan, Ambassadors accredited to Armenia, as well as the representatives of foreign delegations who arrived in Armenia for participation to the Armenian Genocide commemoration events.
More than 120 photos depicting the historical-cultural and religious heritage of Artsakh, the first books published in Shushi, the manuscripts and carpets of Artsakh were displayed at the exhibition.
There are also photos from the archive of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, from the archive of monument expert Samvel Karapetyan, the Matenadaran, etc.
The exhibition is accompanied by short videos about some endangered values on the big screens: Dadivank, Tsitsernavank, Ghazanchetsots Church, Tigranakert, Kataro Monastery, as well as Gandzasar and Mayraberd.
‘Heritage in Danger: Artsakh’ exhibition was organized within the framework of the Cultural Diplomacy Committee under the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition will be open until May 2.
