Venice hosts a multi-venue exhibition on the history and civilization of this Eurasian country from the dawn of Christianity to the 19th century. The exhibition kicks off the celebrations for the 500-year anniversary of the first book to be printed in the Armenian language
16 December 2011 – 10 April 2011
On the 500-year anniversary of the printing of the first book in the Armenian language in Venice (1512), the Correr Museum, the National Archaeological Museum and the monumental halls of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice will host, from 16 December 2011 to 10 April 2012, an exhibition titled “Armenia. Footsteps of a civilization”. The event, which enjoys the high patronage of the Presidents of the Italian and Armenian Republic, will kick of the celebrations for the anniversary, which will continue with a rich bill of cultural events in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, which was recently named World Book Capital 2012 by UNESCO.
The exhibition displays over 200 works from prestigious museums and libraries, arranged according to chronology and themes, and exploring the spirituality, art, architecture, economy, and thought of the Armenian people from the dawn of Christianity to the 19th century. Visitors will be able to admire ancient steles with engraved crosses, miniatures, sacred art documents, and precious reliquaries held for centuries in the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Etchmiadzin.
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