A new building to house the library and manuscript collection of Holy Etchmiadzin has been completed on the grounds of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin. The sponsors of the project are Vatche and Tamar Manoukian of London.
The temperature-controlled building will help preserve the more than 3,000 ancient volumes of the Armenian Church. It will also serve as a center for Armenological and theological studies, and host exhibitions which will be open to the public.
The next phase of the project will include the installation of furnishings and other equipment. The center is expected to open in the fall of 2012.
