Armenia

In Armenia, with the support of the French Embassy and in association with the Scientific Research Center of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Armenia, a two-year training programme for Armenian heritage professionals is underway, onsite, online, and with occasional visits to France by officials.

A few dates

June 2025: Fieldwork for students in the photography and digital image speciality at the Matenadaran – Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Yerevan)

May 2025: In-depth training session on the preservation of photographs collections and on the theory of the fundamentals of photographs conservation-restoration

29 and 30 April 2025: Inp participation in the symposium ‘France-Armenia: historical and cultural dialogue’ organised by the National Library of Armenia

February 2025: Training session on the preservation of photographs collections and on the fundamentals of the preventive conservation of photographs

2024: Renewal of the two-year project implementing a training session programme in Armenia and prefiguration of an initial training course in heritage conservation-restoration

2022-2024: Introduction of a short training programme in Armenia, aimed at professionals, on themes defined in conjunction with the Armenian Ministry of Culture

2022: Support for the project to create a multilingual glossary of Armenian architectural terms, accessible online

2021: Signature of a partnership agreement to set up a cooperation programme with the Matenadaran – Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

April 2021: Organisation by the Institut national du patrimoine, in partnership with Europa Nostra and the Ecole du Louvre, of an international study day devoted to the protection of the cultural heritage of the South Caucasus.