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YEREVAN, MAY 18, ARMENPRESS. By the unanimous decision of the Executive Board of UNESCO on May 18, the collection of works of reverend Armenian composer Komitas was registered in the International Register of Memory of the World.
ARMENPRESS reports, next to the collection of old manuscripts of Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, astronomer Benjamin Margaryan's study of galaxies (or the first study of Byurakan) and composer Aram Khachatryan's handwritten notes and film music collection, the fourth Armenian documentary heritage has found its rightful place in the International Register of Memory of the World.
The International Register of Memory of the World is a list of documentary heritage that includes those documents, manuscripts, audio-visual materials and library collections and archives that are recognized as embodying values of exceptional importance and should be certified and preserved for humanity.