Culture

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.

Last September, the CIS Armenia school opened its doors in the center of Yerevan. It is notable not only for its comprehensive curriculum based on the British model (developed by the University of Cambridge and recognized by universities all over the world) but also for its modern approach to education. Here, everything is done to ensure students are happy whilst studying and are supported to discover their real talents. We talked about the changes in education all over the world with the director of CIS Armenia Mr. Runar Salimullin.