Matenadaran bears the name of the creator of the Armenian alphabet - Mesrop Mashtots. He created the Armenian alphabet in 405 and translated the Bible into Armenian. This is one of the must visit sights of Yerevan.
The Matenadaran Museum is one of the world's largest repositories of ancient manuscripts, an unimaginably rare treasure, thanks to its collection and the unique activities that it carries out. There are manuscripts of the 5th-18th centuries and collections of early printed and early printed Armenian books dating from the 16th-18th centuries. Here you can also find the works of ancient and medieval Armenian writers and historians, mathematicians and philosophers, doctors and geographers. The landmark of Armenia contains in its archives translations of the works of scientists of Ancient Greece and Syria, Arabic and Latin scientists, as well as works that, unfortunately, have not been preserved in the original language.
The collection contains the largest and smallest, thickest and thinnest books on earth. The big book is divided into two parts. She was divided in order to be carried together and to save at least part. There is a long legend about how the two parts of the book were separated and lost, but then reunited through a series of happy accidents. This is a "Collection of Selected Speeches and Sermons" dated 1202, each sheet of which is made from the skin of one calf. The smallest is an explanatory calendar of the 15th century, weighing only 19 grams.
The oldest manuscript of the Matenadaran is the “Gospel of the Virgin Mary” (Veamor Avetaran), dating from the 7th century. By the way, during the inauguration, the presidents of Armenia take their oath on it.
The entire fund is distributed in 14 thematic halls - the central exhibition hall, the hall of the manuscripts of Artsakh, the hall of New Djuga, the hall of oriental manuscripts, the hall of medieval medicine, the hall of archival documents, the section of ancient books of the 16th-18th centuries, the virtual hall, and in the remaining four halls various donations made by individuals and organizations.
On the first floor of the museum there is a waiting room, where photographs of monasteries and cities are shown on the screen.
You can visit the museum on your own or with a guide. I recommend taking a guided tour, as the history of books is extremely interesting, there are even legends about the "life" of some books. At the moment, tours are available in nine foreign languages: Russian, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Arabic and Persian.
Matenadaran is open from 10 am to 5 pm, all days except Sunday and Monday.
Tickets can be bought at the museum box office (about 1000 drams), there you can also buy a ticket for photography (2500 drams). It is strictly forbidden to take pictures with a flash. It is important to know that for groups of more than 5 people, you need to book a visit in advance.
Do you want to see with your own eyes?
Tours to Armenia - Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua +38(044)599-46-30, +38(050)346-4599, +38(067)462-9242
The Matenadaran Museum is one of the world's largest repositories of ancient manuscripts, an unimaginably rare treasure, thanks to its collection and the unique activities that it carries out. There are manuscripts of the 5th-18th centuries and collections of early printed and early printed Armenian books dating from the 16th-18th centuries. Here you can also find the works of ancient and medieval Armenian writers and historians, mathematicians and philosophers, doctors and geographers. The landmark of Armenia contains in its archives translations of the works of scientists of Ancient Greece and Syria, Arabic and Latin scientists, as well as works that, unfortunately, have not been preserved in the original language.
The collection contains the largest and smallest, thickest and thinnest books on earth. The big book is divided into two parts. She was divided in order to be carried together and to save at least part. There is a long legend about how the two parts of the book were separated and lost, but then reunited through a series of happy accidents. This is a "Collection of Selected Speeches and Sermons" dated 1202, each sheet of which is made from the skin of one calf. The smallest is an explanatory calendar of the 15th century, weighing only 19 grams.
The oldest manuscript of the Matenadaran is the “Gospel of the Virgin Mary” (Veamor Avetaran), dating from the 7th century. By the way, during the inauguration, the presidents of Armenia take their oath on it.
The entire fund is distributed in 14 thematic halls - the central exhibition hall, the hall of the manuscripts of Artsakh, the hall of New Djuga, the hall of oriental manuscripts, the hall of medieval medicine, the hall of archival documents, the section of ancient books of the 16th-18th centuries, the virtual hall, and in the remaining four halls various donations made by individuals and organizations.
On the first floor of the museum there is a waiting room, where photographs of monasteries and cities are shown on the screen.
You can visit the museum on your own or with a guide. I recommend taking a guided tour, as the history of books is extremely interesting, there are even legends about the "life" of some books. At the moment, tours are available in nine foreign languages: Russian, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Arabic and Persian.
Matenadaran is open from 10 am to 5 pm, all days except Sunday and Monday.
Tickets can be bought at the museum box office (about 1000 drams), there you can also buy a ticket for photography (2500 drams). It is strictly forbidden to take pictures with a flash. It is important to know that for groups of more than 5 people, you need to book a visit in advance.
Do you want to see with your own eyes?
Tours to Armenia - Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua +38(044)599-46-30, +38(050)346-4599, +38(067)462-9242
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