Armenian pavilion at Venice Biennale will be called “Armenity”

YEREVAN. – The Armenian pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale is called “Armenity”, Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan said.

The Armenian pavilion will represent 18 artists from many states, including Armenia, and will be located in the Mekhitarist monastery on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni.

Hasmik Poghosyan said an important event was the opening of the house-museum of Komitas: for three months the museum was visited by about 10,000 visitors.

Important provisions of the state program, she said, was the idea of ​​Armenian civilization in the world, and the month of March was marked by an exhibition at Vittoriano Museum in Rome.