  Number of art lovers is growing in Armenia from year to year December 2, 2010 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the National Art Gallery of Armenia, painter Paravon Mirzoyan said that around 30,000 people annually visit the National Art Gallery of Armenia, the number of visitors growing from year to year. About 6,000 people visited the gallery during Museum Night, Mirzoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “Besides, many people visit the gallery on last Saturday of each month, when the museum admission is free,” he said According to him, the gallery’s collections are planned to be digitized within six months. “One of our basic activities is aimed at work with the public. We try to revive people’s interest, organize lectures and annual music festivals,” Mirzoyan said.   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 Pashinyan visits flood-hit region  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
