On October 2-3, at Komitas Museum-Institute will be held the international conference dedicated to the 50th anniversary of «Metsamor» archaeological excavations and 45th anniversary of the foundation of Museum Reserve on the initiative of «Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations», NCSO.
The international conference titled «The chronicle of half century excavations in Metsamor» will be attended by high-ranking officials from Ministry of Culture, Jerzy Nowakowski (Poland`s Ambassador to Armenia), representatives from Committee of Science, Armenian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography and from Russian Institute for Cultural Heritage. Armenian and foreign historians and archaeologists of Russia, Poland, Belarus, Georgia, Italia and Nagorno-Karabakh will deliver a report.
At the Conference ancient history and rich cultural heritage of «Metsamor» will be presented. The report includes issues of compensation for damaged monuments and condition of archaeological heritage.
On October 3, at 13:30 the participants of the conference will leave «Metsamor» to take part in the opening of the exhibition. Archaeological objects excavated during these excavations will also be presented at a conference.
There are published two scientific works for jubilees: scientific article entitled «The chronicle of half century excavations in Metsamor» and historical overview about excavations entitled «Metsamor» on the initiative of «Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations», NCSO.
