For The First Time The Paintings of Iranian Miniaturists Will Be Displayed In Armenia
11-03-2016 18:47:01 | Armenia | Culture
For the first time Armenian art lovers have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the 54 compositions of dozens of Iranian contemporary miniaturists. “Iranian miniature” unique exposition will open on March 10, in The National Gallery of Armenia.
On March 10, about this announced the director of Armenian National Gallery Arman Tsaturyan during the meeting with journalists. He signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Iran-Armenian cooperation with his Iranian counterpart Majid Mola Norouzi, who is the head of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
According to A. Tsaturyan, the Memorandum of bilateral cooperation supposes the organization of Armenian and Iranian painters' exhibition.
As he said, a year ago the cultural center of Islamic Republic of Iran organized the exhibition of Armenian-Iranian painter Edman Ayvazyan for deepening bilateral cultural links of the countries. Both in Armenian and in Iran the reaction of it has exceeded expectations.
As A. Tsaturyan mentioned, due to the grand interest of this exhibition, the cooperation between two countries continued and now other painters’ exhibitions are also going to organize.
“I am happy to be in Armenian and especially in the Armenian National Gallery which is one of the best in the world: It is a great honor to organize the exhibition of Iranian miniaturists in such kind of Gallery”,- said the head of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Majid Mola Norouzi.
As the head of Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Armenia Majid Meshkin mentioned, Armenian and Iranian sides were obliged to organize such kind of dialogue earlier because both nations need peace.
According to him, the miniature came from Iran then it was developed in China, afterwards the Iranian miniature has honorary place in the world of the painting arts.
It is noteworthy that the exhibition of the contemporary Iranian miniaturists is initiated by the Armenian National Gallery, the cultural center of Islamic Republic of Iran and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
The organizers assured that such kind of exhibitions will organize both in Armenian and in Iran more often.
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