With US support, museum halls in Echmiadzin will be restored to preserve and present the legacy of Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan

ArmInfo. The U.S. Department of State's Ambassadors' Fund for Cultural Preservation, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Armenia, has launched a program to preserve the works of American-Armenian sculptor and artist Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport (MECS), with financial support from the American side, renovations to the museum building in Etchmiadzin and restoration work on two exhibition floors will be carried out, as well as improvements to the storage and display conditions for Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan's works.

In 1983, the sculptor brought his works to Armenia and donated them to the National Gallery: approximately 90 sculptures and over 100 graphic and painting works. In 1994, a permanent exhibition of his works opened at the Echmiadzin branch of the National Gallery.

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Armenia Alfred Kocharyan thanked the American side for implementing the program, emphasizing that this initiative is an important contribution to the preservation of Armenia's cultural heritage and, at the same time, testifies to the effective cooperation and partnership that has developed between Armenia and the United States in the cultural sphere. "The life and work of Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan are vivid evidence of the inseparable cultural ties between Armenia and the Diaspora. In his works, the artist succeeded in combining the historical memory and national identity of the Armenian people with universal values, creating a unique dialogue between Armenian and world art," he noted.