  Italian specialists to restore Garni’s ancient bathhouse March 11, 2025 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia is collaborating with Italian restoration experts to restore Garni’s ancient bathhouse. The ministry has commissioned a restoration project with state funding. In 2019, Italian restoration architect Lucio Speca developed and submitted a Garni Bathhouse Conservation and Restoration Project to the ministry. This project envisions the reinforcement and restoration of the bathhouse’s mosaic, along with the replacement of its roof using modern architectural solutions. Given the historical significance of Garni’s temple and bathhouse, as well as the methodology proposed by the project’s author, the ministry engaged in negotiations with the Italian side. In 2024, with the support of the Italian Embassy, an agreement was reached for the restoration of the mosaic by the L’Opificio delle Pietre Dure Institute, a specialized institution under the Italian Ministry of Culture dedicated to monumental art research and restoration. In 2024, experts from this institute conducted survey studies in Garni. A follow-up visit is scheduled for April-May 2025 to carry out further studies and collect samples. Mosaic restoration and roof replacement work will commence in 2025.   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. |
