Culture

Summer in Armenia started with wine and jazz. The historical meeting of the two national treasures took place in ArmAs Estate: in the village of Nor Yedesia, thirty minutes from Yerevan, among vine yards of the company that already became one of the leaders of Armenian winemaking.

Muscari, a cultural philanthropic foundation which contributes to the valorization and diffusion of Armenian and French cultures, this spring organized exhibitions of two Armenian artists in the Rose Tower in Lyon. A documentary filmmaker Gareguin Zakoyan presented his collages in France for the first time. Exhibition was a great success, impressing the French public with the quality of the presented works

Muscari, a cultural philanthropic foundation which contributes to the valorization and diffusion of Armenian and French cultures, this spring organized exhibitions of two Armenian artists in the Rose Tower in Lyon. First was young sculptor Ashot Gevorgyan, who presented his works to the French audience.

This spring an unusual and very important event happened in Armenian contemporary literature circles: the English edition of writer Aram Pachayn’s novel “Goobye, Bird” was released. While Pachyan is preparing the second Armenian edition of the “Bird” and finishing his new novel, literary critic Arqmenik Nikoghosyan explains why this English edition is so important.

As a partner of the most important cultural events both in Armenia and worldwide, this March the ARARAT Museum became the initiator and the platform for the unique “arttainment” project held in the format of Public Talk: ARARAT Speakers Night. For us it was yet another reason to visit the museum, one of the most significant places in Armenia.

The movie critic Vahagn Tevosyan’s review of “The Promise”, a historical epic starring Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac and Charlotte Le Bon. The movie, directed by Oscar-winner Terry George (director of “Hotel Rwanda”), was released on the eve of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide to a lot of hype and mixed reviews.

“Armath” engineering club and laboratories designed for school children of grades 5-12 was launched in 2014. In 5 to6 years they are likely to become mandatory for all school children that will teach programming, robotics and 3D-modeling.

Whilst establishing the Agribusiness Teaching Center at the Armenian National Agrarian University back in 2000, the founders were confident that the project result will be a groundbreaking and a leading national and regional-level educational institution in agribusiness. All partners – US Department of Agriculture, Texas A&M University, and the Armenian National Agrarian University – were aware of the existing needs and challenges within the Armenian agribusiness sector. Armenia needed well-trained specialists and leaders with important managerial decision-making skills, capable of building a knowledge-based economy.