VivaCell-MTS announces the completion of renovation works of Dilijan
Art School

2008-11-28 12:43:00

ArmInfo. VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE:
MBT), announces the completion of renovation works of Dilijan Art
School.

As the Company’s press service told ArmInfo, the school renovation
included the stage, rest rooms, rooftop, as well as the facade of the
building. On top of that, a heating system was installed. This project
was accomplished thanks to the VivaCell-MTS’ AMD 33.2 million of social
investment.

Dilijan Art School after Honored Art worker, painter Hovhannes
Sharambeyan, has not seen any renovation since the date of its
foundation in 1970. VivaCell-MTS extended hand for support out of the
belief that this will revive this long forgotten school. And now, after
undergoing total interior and exterior renovation, the school marks its
new beginning. "By encouraging our children to embrace art, we preserve
our self-identity by means of engaging in arts, and we pass on our
heritage to the younger generation. We can’t be indifferent to the
annoying fact that many young Armenians are now at the risk of
forgetting their heritage and culture", – VivaCell-MTS General Manager
Ralph Yirikian noted.

The rejuvenated educational institution will from now on carry out its
traditional mission using modern approaches. It will care for the
preservation and development of national traditions in the sphere of
decorative-applied arts and fine arts. The school will again host the
disintegrated hobby and creative groups.

No doubt, nowadays the rebirth of this kind of educational institution
is of paramount importance for all communities of Armenia, and this was
the major argument for VivaCell-MTS to invest in the Art School in
Dilijan, a small town of hospitable people surrounded by wonderful
forests.