200-ANNIVERSARY OF WRITER AND PUBLIC FIGURE KHACHATUR ABOVIAN COMMEMORATED IN ARMENIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
02.07.2009 16:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 200-anniversary celebration in honor of Khachatur
Abovian will begin in mid-June and end on October 10 with a concert
in the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after Alexander
Spendiarian, Hovhannes Zatikyan, the director of the house-museum of
Abovian told a press conference today .

An exhibition devoted to life and work of the famous Armenian writer
will be held in the house-museum of Abovian. Then exhibitions and
various events in 10 schools of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
bearing the name of Khachatur Abovian. A number of events are scheduled
in the city of Abovian.

"House-Museum of Abovian prepared 3 works that shed light on the
mysterious side of life and death of the writer, " Hovhannes Zatikyan
said adding that they are looking for funds to publish the books.