Culture & sport

US to allocate $166,000 to preserve Khoren Der Harootian's works

The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation will allocate $166,000 to preserve the works of Armenian-American sculptor and painter Khoren Der Harootian. The launch of the project, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of US independence, was announced at the Etchmiadzin branch of the National Gallery. The museum building will be renovated, its two exhibition floors restored and the storage conditions for 261 of the artist's works improved.