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    AZG Armenian Daily #052, 23/03/2006


    People

    MEETING WITH MIKHAIL PIATROVSKY

    Our newspaper has already informed that The Caucasian Democracy
    Institute invited Mikhail Piatrovsky, director of the Hermitage
    Museum, to pay a visit to Armenia. Piatrovsky was born in Yerevan. His
    parents were outstanding Soviet scientists and archeologists Hripsime
    Janpoladian, and Boris Piatrovsky. Mikhail Piatrovsky is a specialist
    of Eastern Philology, particularly, Arabian Literature. He
    participated in many scientific archeological expeditions. Since 1991,
    Mr. Piatrovsky is appointed the director of Hermitage Museum.

    Piatrovsky is a member of RF Academy of Science, professor at
    St. Petersburg State University, member of Russian Committee of
    UNESCO, as well as member of the International Union of Museums.

    Mr. Piatrovsky represented the current state of Hermitage Museum,
    touched upon its exhibitions, the restoration works at yesterday's
    press conference in Yerevan. He also spoke the cooperation plans with
    the Armenian museums. Mr. Piatrovsky emphasized the importance of
    culture for development of human kind. Naturally, he spoke of the
    collection of the Armenian exponents that are held in Hermitage that
    amount to 500-1000 samples. He said that they proudly represent the
    Urartu culture to the world.

    By Melanya Badalian

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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