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Russian-Armenian Museum Forum «Museums of Russia and Armenia: Dialogue of Cultures» was held on November 21-23. In the framework of the forum the heads of some museums of RA and RF, some cultural figures of the countries took part in the roundtable on «Actual problems of preservation of cultural heritage», which was opened in the library of Holy Echmiadzin.  Deputy Ministers of Culture of Armenia and Russia, heads of the leading museums of the two countries, famous scholars and cultural figures delivered their speeches during the forum.

Then the exhibition «Two giants: S. Rachmaninov, F. Chaliapin. A View from the 21st Century» was opened in the House-museum of Aram Khachaturian under the high patronage of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.  221 exhibits from the Museum after M.I.Glinka were introduced during the exhibition. These exhibits  included  photographs, documents,  drafts, rare publications, pictures, belongings of composer, pianist, conductor Sergey Rakhmaninov and singer, actor Feodor Chaliapin.

Then the participants visited the museum of Holy Echmiadzin, Scientific-Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts after M. Mashtots «Matenadaran», Sergey Parajanov Museum, Museum of Armenian History and house-museum of Aram Khachaturian. 

 


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