The "Armenia!" Exhibition opens in the world-famous Metropolitan  Museum in New York

ArmInfo.In the world-famous Metropolitan Museum in New York on September 22 an  exhibition "Armenia!" Will open, where exhibits from the Museum of the History of Armenia, Matenadaran and Etchmiadzin will be presented. 

The Minister of Culture Lilit Makunts, the director of the Museum of  the History of Armenia Grigor Grigoryan, the director of the  Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan and the director of the Museums and  Archives of the Holy Echmiadzin Astghik Karapetyan stated this at the  July 18 press conference.  The exhibition is devoted to the artistic  and cultural achievements of the Armenian people from the adoption of  Christianity to the 17th century. The exhibition will feature 140  exhibits, including 34 exhibits from the Museum of the History of  Armenia, 20 exhibits from Etchmiadzin and 28 manuscripts from  Matenadaran. There will be exhibits, which will be exhibited for the  first time.

Minister Makunts noted that the exhibits were also provided by the  Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, the fraternity of the  St. Hakobyan Church, the Mkhitarist Congregation, the Galust  Gulbenkian Museum and other museums. Makunts stressed that before the  opening press conference will be held for the international press,  there will also be interviews that will increase interest in this  important event. The curator of the exhibition is the Byzantologist  Helen Evans, who worked in Yerevan for many years.  The charity  companies donated money to the event. The exhibition will last until  January 13, 2019.