Press Release

NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
Press release 22.06.2023

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RECOGNITION OF BAO AS RA NATIONAL VALUE
CELEBRATORY EVENT

This year the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) celebrated its 10th anniversary as the National Value.

The BAO was granted the status of “National Value” of the Republic of Armenia in 2013, by the decree of the RA government. The observatory is one of the 3 RA National Values together with Matenadaran and Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.

A special event was hosted at the BAO to commemorate the occasion. Among the guests were the staff of the National Academy of Sciences of the RA, representatives of other institutes, ambassadors of foreign countries in RA, heads of international and representatives of the Aragatzotn Province Administration.

The agenda of the event was quite full. The opening was made by BAO director Areg Mickaelian, who presented status and current activities of the BAO to the guests, which was followed by an open-air reception in the area of the BAO arboretum.

Later on the guests had the opportunity to visit the house-museum of Viktor Ambartsumian, as well as get acquainted with the observational instruments of the BAO.

Meline Asryan