An exhibition of artworks by prominent Armenian sculptor Ara Harutyunyan kicked off at the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia in Moscow on Friday, the Armenian ministry of culture reported.

Titled “The Sun in the Stone”, the exhibition features Harutyunyan’s sculptures and graphic works from the collection of Moscow State Tretyakov Gallery, as well as more than 60 works belonging to the artist's family and private collectors.

The event is organized with the support of the Armenian ministry of culture and the Armenian Embassy to Russia in cooperation with Rosconcert Company.

The exhibition runs through 24 November.

Ara Harutyunyan is the author of more than 40 sites, monuments and architectural sculptures in Armenia and abroad. Among them are such iconic works as the Sardarapat Memorial, the relief of Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, the portal of Erebuni Museum, the obelisk dedicated to the soldiers of the 89th Taman Division, the monument to the head of French anti-fascist resistance movement Missak Manouchian and many others.