December 22, 2009 - 17:58 AMT
Japanese Government to allocate restoration equipment to Armenian National Gallery
RA Ministry of Culture and Japan International Cooperation Agency signed Tuedsday a program on re-equipping and restoring the collection of Armenian National Gallery.

Under the document signed, Japanese Government will provide National Gallery with up-to-date restoration equipment with a total cost of 27 million and 900 Yens.

The program is aimed restoring paintings and opening a workshop for wooden exhibits.

So far, the Japanese Government has provided modern equipment to Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra, Matenadaran-Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre after Alexander Spendiaryan and Sports and Concert Complex after Karen Demirchyan.