The launch of the project to preserve the works of American Armenian sculptor and painter Khoren Ter-Harutyan—and dedicated to the 250th anniversary of US independence—was announced at the Etchmiadzin branch of the National Gallery of Armenia.

This project is being implemented with the support of the US Department of State's US Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation and in cooperation with the National Gallery of Armenia, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that.

With the funding of the American side, the renovation of the museum building and the restoration of two exhibition floors will be carried out, and the conditions for the preservation and display of Khoren Ter-Harutyan's works of art will be improved.

In 1983, Khoren Ter-Harutyan had transferred his works—about 90 sculptures and more than 100 drawings and paintings—to Armenia and donated them to the National Gallery of Armenia. In 1994, a permanent exhibition of his works was opened in the Etchmiadzin branch of the National Gallery of Armenia.

The aforesaid launch was attended by Alfred Kocharyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Armenia; Griffin Rozell, Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Armenia; and Marina Hakobyan, Director of the National Gallery of Armenia.

In his remarks at the event, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia, Alfred Kocharyan, thanked the American side for implementing this program, and emphasized that this initiative is an important contribution to the preservation of Armenia's cultural heritage and at the same time testifies to the effective cooperation and partnership formed between Armenia and the US in culture.

“The life and creative path of Khoren Ter-Harutyan are vivid expressions of the unbreakable cultural ties between Armenia and the [Armenian] Diaspora. In his works, the artist was able to combine the historical recollection and national identity of the Armenian people with universal values, creating a unique dialogue between Armenian and world art,” noted Alfred Kocharyan.

Also, the deputy minister of education, science, culture and sports of Armenia toured the museum hall, where sculptures, drawings, and paintings by Khoren Ter-Harutyun are exhibited.