30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Armenia and China
The President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.Xi Jinping pointed out, that China and Armenia
Exploring the world through her self-portraits. Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan (Armenian: Լավինիա Բաժբեուկ-Մելիքյան) was an Armenian female artist who was a full member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and a People's Artist of the Armenian SSR. Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan was born in 1922 in Tbilisi in the family
The artist who preserved Armenian heritage through his watercolors and stamps
Arshak Abrahami Fetvadjian was an Armenian artist, painter and designer. He is best known for his watercolor paintings of the architectural monuments of the medieval Armenian city of Ani, and for designing the currency and postage stamps of the first
The rare Armenian silver filigree, enamel, and gilt: a box set with emeralds, pearls, and garnets
This fine, domed chest is of Armenian origin and most probably served a religious purpose – possibly it was used to hold incense. It is of a gilded silver sheet that has then been covered with an outer layer of
The digital reconstruction of the legendary Armenian Temple of Haldi in Musarir
The digital reconstruction of the legendary Temple of Haldi in Musarir (Ardini), the supreme god of the Urartian pantheon of the Armenian Kingdom of Van or Urartu has spread light on the advanced architecture of the time. The ruins of
The 3D reconstruction of Dvin- an Armenian capital instrumental in the Silk Road trade
The architect and designer Ashot Ghazaryan has created a 3D model of Dvin; the ancient capital city of Armenia made for the documentary “Andin. Armenian Journey Chronicles” directed by Ruben Giney. Dvin was one of the most ancient settlements of the
A digital depiction of ancient Nanjing
The Picture of Jinling (Jinling Tu) collected by the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing is a panorama of ancient Nanjing city in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) created by imperial court artist Feng Ning during the Qianlong Reign (1736-1795). The museum
Armenian national costume in the works of Hovsep Pushman
by Ani Margaryan This work (Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966, Armenian-American artist), ”Armenian Girl," early 20th c., oil on board, signed upper right corner, titled verso, presented in a period beech frame, H.- 11 in., W.- 8 1/2 in.; framed H.- 13 in.,
World’s oldest leather shoe excavated in Armenia
Stuffed with grass, perhaps as an insulator or an early shoe tree, the 5,500-year-old moccasin-like shoe was found exceptionally well preserved—thanks to a surfeit of sheep dung—during a recent dig in an Armenian cave.About as big as a current women's
The world’s oldest known pants found in China
What little rain that falls on a gravelly desert in western China's Tarim Basin evaporates as it hits the blistering turf. Here, in this arid wasteland, lie the ancient remains of people who made one of the biggest fashion splashes
