Louise completed her first karpet
Luiza, one of students, participating in carpet weaving workshop, has completed her mat.
Luiza, one of students, participating in carpet weaving workshop, has completed her mat.
Documentary films by B.Hovsepyan, S.Balabanyan and L.Isahakyan.
The medicine of Armenia, being an integral part of Armenian culture, has a history of over three thousand years. Relying on folk medicine traditions, it accumulated the experience and knowledge of many generations of doctors on medicinal qualities of plant, animal and mineral substances of the native country, which is reflected in the medieval phytotherapy…
The carpet is one of the best expressions of national character, thus Folk Art Hub Foundation aims to spread the carpet weaving traditions, especially to teach children the art of carpet and rug weaving and introduce the carpet culture, which implies a distinction of ornaments, topography, possession of technical peculiarities.
The khurjins (woven saddlebags) have a unique place among carpet products. They are called also haybga or habiga. They come in different sizes, both small and large. The biggest khurjins are called ishakhurjins (donkey saddlebags), designed for mountain climbing. In one part of the saddlebags a churn was being placed; in the second part –…
Folk Arts Hub Foundation, aiming to preserve one of the ancient cultures – carpet weaving, gives a primary importance to the preservation and restoration of the carpets. Sometimes the maintenance of a carpet is a more difficult task than creating of the new one. This is due to the fact that a carpet, bearing the…
Hidden Yerevan about Ayrogi Shadow Theater by Folk Arts Hub Foundation in Silk Road Hotel.
Armen Khachatryan “The wall of dreams” This is a film about dreams and recollections. It is said that nothing gets lost and nothing disappears up to the end; one of the greatest human skills is memory. Almost half a century has passed since the shootings of the film The Colour of Pomegranates, but its presence…