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Vahan Ishkhanyan,Vigen Galstyan ‘Women of Saint Michael’ Every week, five middle-aged women conduct the Sunday Mass without a priest. Not long ago, the choir of the Saint Michael’s Church were much larger…
Louise completed her first karpet
Luiza, one of students, participating in carpet weaving workshop, has completed her mat.
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Documentary films by B.Hovsepyan, S.Balabanyan and L.Isahakyan.
The medicine of Armenia
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…
Children teach carpet weaving
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.
Saddlebag
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 –…
Carpet restoration in “Hub” foundation
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…
