MATENADARAN HOSTS EXHIBITION OF ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS SAVED DURING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

16:59 â~@¢ 20.03.15

The Institute of Ancient Manusripts (Matenadaran) has opened an
exhibition of manuscripts Armenian refugees saved during the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.

The manuscripts were saved from Taron (the MuÃ…~_ Province of modern
Turkey) Lim Island, Aghtamar Island, Ktuts Island, Van church and
Varagavank.

The clou of the exhibition is Toros Roslin’s Zeytun Gospel of 1256.

Among the exhibits is also the Cilician Gospel.

“These are the treasures of world literary art. Six exhibitions halls
will host exhibition, and exhibits will be changed throughout the
year,” Director of Matenadaran Hrachya Tamrazyan told Tert.am.

The exhibition has been organized as part of commemorations of the
Armenian Genocide. The participants in the media forum ‘At the foot
of Ararat’ were the first visitors to the exhibition.