  Yerevan to host Shushi Carpet Museum exhibition from Feb. 20 February 15, 2021 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An exhibition of rugs from the Shushi Carpet Museum will open at Yerevan's Tamanyan Architecture Museum-Institute on February 20. The carpets are from the personal collection of the museum's founder Vardan Astsatryan and were evacuated from Shushi on November 1, roughly one week before the city fell under Azerbaijan's control. The oldest exhibit is 350 years old. Narek Van Ashughatoyan will be curating the exhibition. Shushi Carpet Museum opened its doors to the public in 2013. Its fate after Azerbaijan's invasion in fall 2020 is unknown.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
