ArmInfo. On April 15, Matenadaran and Araratbank will sign a memorandum of cooperation. On the same day, a donation agreement will be concluded, within the framework of which, with the sponsorship of Araratbank, a laboratory for biological research of manuscripts will be modernized and equipped, the 13th annual international seminar "Faces of Memory. The latest technologies for the preservation and restoration of handwritten and printed heritage" initiated by Matenadaran will be organized and held, reads a statement by Araratbank.
This message mentions that March 1 this year. Matenadaran named after. Mashtots received members of the Board and Council of Araratbank with a special program. During the meeting, the bank's management was presented with the essence and specifics of Matenadaran's activities, the need to re-equip restoration laboratories, and the importance of expanding international cooperation in the field of restoration. The agenda was full of practical demonstrations of the work of the laboratory for the restoration of ancient manuscripts, discussion of problems, ways to solve them and overcome challenges in this area. The bank's management was presented with a project to create a new laboratory necessary for biological research and the study of manuscripts, its significance and the opportunities provided for preserving and studying the collections of the national treasury.
The focus was on the 13th annual international seminar "Faces of Memory. Latest technologies for the preservation and restoration of handwritten and printed heritage", initiated by the Matenadaran, the essence and content of which were approved by the bank. Representatives of Aaratbank positively assessed the proposal for cooperation, showing particular interest in the idea of creating a laboratory for the biological study of manuscripts, as well as in holding a scientific conference "Faces of Memory. The latest technologies for the preservation and restoration of handwritten and printed heritage."