YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia will join the Days of European Heritage, which officially started on September 21 in Belgrade, with an event to be held on September 29 at the National Museum-Institute of Architecture. This European cultural event will be held in Armenia under the title "Handmade and Non-handmade Heritage." As Gagik Gyurjian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture, reported at the September 27 press conference, the Days of European Heritage held from September to November every year under the aegis of the European Union unite 49 countries-members of the European Cultural Convention. According to him, events held under the motto "Europe: General Heritage" are the best means of getting acquainted and evaluating various nations' history and culture. Bojana Urumova, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in Armenia, said that the goal of the event is to preserve endangered historic and cultural heritage, as well as to promote tolerance between neighboring countries and peoples. It should be mentioned that entrance to all museums and reserve-museums functioning within the jurisdiction of the RA Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Environmental Protection will be free within the framework of the Days of European Heritage to be held on September 29-30 in Armenia.

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