U.S. GOVERNMENT COMPLETES $30,000 OF RENOVATIONS TO ARMENIAN NATIONAL CINEMATHEQUE

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS: The U.S. Embassy announced today the completion of $30,000 worth of renovations to the National Cinematheque of Armenia. This project has allowed the Cinematheque to create a climate-controlled space to preserve its collection of over 270,000 Armenian films, audio recordings, and photos.

The Cinematheque is the only existing collection of Armenia’s film heritage, and houses the first Armenian silent film, rare musical recordings, and historically significant Armenian photos. The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, through which the U.S. Government provided the funding, works worldwide to assist countries in preserving museum collections, ancient and historic sites and traditional forms of _expression.

This program strives to help preserve the cultural heritage of countries throughout the world by providing small grants to support heritage preservation. Since its creation in 2001, this program has supported almost 300 projects worldwide, totaling $6.7 million.