Culture

From September 5-11, Yerevan will transform into a living tribute to William Saroyan as the William Saroyan Foundation presents "Saroyan Days" an unprecedented week-long festival featuring newly discovered materials from the acclaimed Armenian-American writer's archives. The event represents the most significant archival discovery in Saroyan studies in over two decades, presented in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Armenia and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia.

What defined regional cinema in 2024 – from the groundbreaking achievements of Iranian and Georgian directors at Berlin, Cannes, and Venice, to the impactful performances of Armenian actors in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner “Anora”. Film critic and journalist Diana Martirosyan walks us through the most important cinematic moments of the year.

Located on the same distance from Equator, on the parallel 41, Armenia and North Macedonia share some common history. Although both countries were a part of the Ottoman Empire, passed complicated ways towards their independence, they have very few ties in terms of economy and culture. But from December 13th 2024 until April 13th 2025 paintings of a renown Macedonian artist Mice Jankulovski will be exhibited in “HayArt” Centre.

On November 18 at 19:30, renowned pianist Hayk Melikyan will give a special piano concert in the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, dedicated to the creation of a new 100 ha forest in Armenia honoring the legendary Charles Aznavour.

In a country renowned for its wine heritage, Armenia’s wine industry has experienced even more significant growth over the past decade. Regional Post caught up with Savar Wines to delve into their wines, learn their story and find out the key values behind the brand.

Yerevan Fashion Week 2024 promises an extraordinary celebration of fashion, showcasing the creativity of Armenian and regional designers to a diverse audience of industry professionals, press, buyers, influencers, and fashion enthusiasts.

Danish photographer and photojournalist Martin Thaulow and the founder and director of the Cultural and Social Narratives Laboratory (CSN Lab), researcher Tigran Amiryan, have recently implemented the project “Armenia: Landscapes of Memories.” Through people's stories, it explores Armenian society, forced displacements, the search for new homes, fragmented family memories, severed social ties, and the challenges the country has faced in recent decades. Tigran Amiryan talked to the Regional Post about the project and the exhibition currently taking place in Denmark.

On April 16, 1923, the Council of People's Commissars (government) of the Armenian SSR passed a decree on establishing a cinema production entity, initially called Petkino, which was later renamed Armenfilm. Soviet Armenian, as well as Georgian and Azerbaijani cinematography was called upon to popularize the ideology and ideological concepts of the young Soviet regime in the Sovieet Union republics.

Armenia and the Netherlands are partner countries that share 31 years of interstate relations and centuries-old history.

Levon Boyadjian grew from a young passionate photographer working out of his living room to becoming one of the world’s foremost pioneers in the field of photography of the 20th century. Thus, the legacy of Van Leo was born and with that legacy comes the story of a near-forgotten cultural icon of Egypt.