In late March of this year, a delegation from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw visited Armenia. The visit was aimed at strengthening the cooperation between the PCMA UW and Armenian institutions.
The delegation, led by Prof. Artur Obłuski, PCMA UW Director, held a series of meetings, including with dr Mkhitar Gabrielyan and prof Hayk Avetisyan from the Department of History at Yerevan State University, as well as dr Arsen Bobokhyan from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (IAiE NAS RA). Discussions focused on the development of mutual cooperation and the new opportunities it brings. The delegation also met with dr David Poghosyan, Director of the Museum of History of Armenia.
The delegation, which included Dr. Mateusz Iskra, head of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the PCMA UW, and Adrian Chlebowski, head of the PCMA UW Digital Archaeology Lab, also participated in the annual reporting session of the IAiE NAS RA. One of the presentations, delivered by Hasmik Simonyan, co-director of the Armenian-Polish Archaeological Expedition at Argishtihinili, presented the results of the first season of joint
research.
The highlight of the visit was the signing of a new agreement for joint excavations at the medieval cathedral complex of Zvartnots, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by Prof. Obłuski and Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of the Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-reservations.
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Spotkanie polskiej delegacji na Wydziale Historii Państwowego Uniwersytetu w Erywaniu. Po prawej dr Mkhitar Gabrielyan dziekan wydziału, oraz prof. Hayk Avetisyan, kierownik katedry archeologii i etnografii WH / Meeting held at the Faculty of History, Yerevan State University. On the right: Dr. Mkhitar Gabrielyan, Dean of the Faculty, and Prof. Hayk Avetisyan, Head of the Department of Archeology and Ethnography (Fot. Yerevan State University) -
Prezentacja Hasmik Simonyan w Instytucie Archeologii i Etnografii Armeńskiej Akademii Nauk/ Hasmik Simonyan’s presentation in the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (fot. Adrian Chlebowski) -
Wizyta w Muzeum Historii Armenii; wśród zwiedzających m.in. dr. hab. Artur Obłuski, prof. UW, prof. Ashot Piliposyan i Hasmik Simonyan / A visit to the Museum of Armenian History featuring Prof. Artur Obłuski, Prof. Ashot Piliposyan and Hasmik Simonyan (fot. Adrian Chlebowski)
