COMMEMORATING GREAT ARMENIANS
On 20 January a museum named after Armenian writer Silva Kaputikyan will be opened to commemorate 90th jubilee of her birthday, said the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan in a press conference.
The Minister said that the events devoted to the 85th jubilee of Sergey Paradjanov have not been finished by his birthday (9 January). “We have a big projects connected with Paradjanov – we are planning to present his art abroad,” said the Minister.
Regarding the 500 jubilee of Armenian print (2012), the Minister of Culture said that the chairman of the committee is the President of the country Serzh Sargsyan. After the Minister receives projects and discusses them, they will be presented to the President.
The Minister said that they are trying to establish new methods of commemorating great Armenians. Note that in 2009 Hrachya Kochar’s (100), Hovhannes Tumanyan’s (140), Daniel Varuzhan’s (125), Charles Aznavour’s (85) and Komitas’ (140) jubilees will be celebrated.