"EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS" TO LAUNCH TOMORROW
ARMENPRESS
14:57, 30 September, 2011
About 50 countries, which have joined the European Cultural
Convention, will participate this year already for 26th time in
"European Heritage Days" program implemented by the Council of Europe
and European Commission.
With the support of the Armenian Culture Ministry and delegation of
the European Union in Armenia, Armenia will joint hat program for the
6th time October 1-2. The program will be conducted in Armenia under
the heading "Written Heritage". The choice of the theme is conditioned
by 500th anniversary of Armenian book printing and proclamation of
Yerevan a World Book Capital 2012.
Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan told today a news
conference that cultural events will be organized in the entire
territory of Armenia. "The events program includes visits to the
monuments and sites where educational and cultural centers, medieval
libraries and universities have been historical formed and worked,"
Arev Samuelyan said, adding that at the threshold of two important
events for Armenia, "European Heritage Days" is the best platform
to value the sources of the Armenian written heritage, to stress the
role and significance of the written speech.
Head of the EU delegation in Armenia Raul De Luzenberger said that the
goal of the initiative is to open in front of society such cultural
centers, the doors of which are not usually open for visits. "During
these days we will try to draw society's attention to the wealth of
the historical heritage," he said.
ARMENPRESS
14:57, 30 September, 2011
About 50 countries, which have joined the European Cultural
Convention, will participate this year already for 26th time in
"European Heritage Days" program implemented by the Council of Europe
and European Commission.
With the support of the Armenian Culture Ministry and delegation of
the European Union in Armenia, Armenia will joint hat program for the
6th time October 1-2. The program will be conducted in Armenia under
the heading "Written Heritage". The choice of the theme is conditioned
by 500th anniversary of Armenian book printing and proclamation of
Yerevan a World Book Capital 2012.
Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan told today a news
conference that cultural events will be organized in the entire
territory of Armenia. "The events program includes visits to the
monuments and sites where educational and cultural centers, medieval
libraries and universities have been historical formed and worked,"
Arev Samuelyan said, adding that at the threshold of two important
events for Armenia, "European Heritage Days" is the best platform
to value the sources of the Armenian written heritage, to stress the
role and significance of the written speech.
Head of the EU delegation in Armenia Raul De Luzenberger said that the
goal of the initiative is to open in front of society such cultural
centers, the doors of which are not usually open for visits. "During
these days we will try to draw society's attention to the wealth of
the historical heritage," he said.