Stories carved in stone - Վիմագիր պատմություններ

The Inalco Foundation and the Hishatakaran Association are pleased to invite you to the symposium "Stories engraved in stone - Վիմագիր պատմություններ", third meeting of the Armenian Heritage Documentation and Preservation Program, to be held on November 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Inalco's Maison de la Recherche.
Histoires gravées dans la pierre
Histoires gravées dans la pierre © Fondation Inalco‎

This new colloquium is part of the continuity of actions undertaken since 2022 to document, preserve and enhance the heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, as part of a program supported by the Fondation Inalco, the Fondation ALIPH and the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian.

Entitled "Histories engraved in stone", this event will honor the material and immaterial traces of a centuries-old memory, inscribed in the architecture, lapidary inscriptions and cultural landscapes of Armenia. Led by Anna Leloyan-Lekmalyan, it will bring together researchers, curators, architects and heritage players around two plenary lectures:

  • Manvel Sargsyan: Folk architecture in Artsakh: memory, forms and transformations

This third colloquium follows on from the meetings in Paris (2023) and Erevan (2024), which helped strengthen ties between French and Armenian institutions, and raise awareness of the program's work on the international stage.

Open to all, the symposium invites reflection on how stone - architecture, sculpture, epigraphy - becomes a witness to history and a vehicle for cultural transmission.

The Inalco Foundation warmly thanks the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian and the Fondation ALIPH for their support of this ambitious program to safeguard and showcase Armenian heritage.