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.