On April 1, the opening ceremony of graphic humour festival "The Sunny Dragon" took place at the House of Artists of Armenia. The main theme of the festival is “Noah’s Return”....

www.musicofarmenia.com informs that the winner of this year’s Credit Suisse Young Artist Award is Sergey Khachatryan. The announcement was made this afternoon in Vienna by the jury, which is chaired by Lucerne Festival’s Executive and Artistic Director, Michael Haefliger. The award comes with a cash prize of 75,000 Swiss francs – one of the highest awards in the field...

Russian «ITAR-TASS» news agency  informs that the Day of Armenian Alphabet was celebrated in the capital of Russia on November 26. It gave the Muscovites a chance to learn more about the Armenian ancient culture. In the frames of the Day of Armenian Alphabet the manuscripts of  Matenadaran (Institute of Ancient Manuscripts after M. Mashtots) were exhibited in Moscow...

American «The New York Times» touched upon the activities of «Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art» considering it to be the mainstream home of art in Armenia.  In the article it is written that every weekend at the Vernissage Market here, locals and tourists survey handsomely woven Persian rugs, vintage Soviet military medals, samovars, chess sets and intricately carved jewelry boxes. «It’s like a step back in time to a Silk Road bazaar». In contrast,...

On October 17-19 the Second International Congress on Armenian Studies «Armenian Studies and the Challenges of Modern Times» took place in the National Academy of Sciences of RA. During the congress the reports were delivered on Armenian art and architecture. Tatyana Yurieva (Russia), Zbigniew Szmurlo (Poland), Armen Ghazaryan, Andrey Ivanov (Russia), Svetlana Sargsyan, Henrik Hovhannisyan and others delivered their reports....

World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October. This year  it is celebrated on October 7. In 1946 there was an international conference of architects in London....

World Music Day is celebrated on June 21. This year it is dedicated to Edith Piaf (this year is the 50th anniversary of Edith Piaf's death). So, various concerts are organized in Yerevan. The day was...