Museum
Matenadaran
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Location
53 Mesrop Mashtoc pokhota
Yerevan, Yerevan
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nearby, The Matenadaran , officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts,[a] is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world's largest repository of Armenian manuscripts. It was established in 1959 on the basis of the nationalized collection of the Armenian Church, formerly held at Etchmiadzin. Its collection has gradually risen since its establishment, mostly from individual donations. One of the most prominent landmarks of Yerevan, it is named after Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, whose statue stands in front of the building.
nearby, The Matenadaran , officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts,[a] is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world's largest repository of Armenian manuscripts. It was established in 1959 on the basis of the nationali…
The Matenadaran Museum in Yerevan, or Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is a large building with a collection of 100,000 ancient and medieval maps, books and manuscripts...
The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world's largest repository of Armenian manuscripts.
The institute for ancient manuscripts houses most of the ancient Armenian manuscripts, fragments of the 5th and 6th centuries, as well as medieval manuscript