Participation of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the NAS RA in the International Conference held in Thessaloniki

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Italian National Research Council – Institute for Heritage Sciences (CNR-ISPC) jointly organized the international conference “Music, Dance, and Soundscapes in the World of Alexander the Great”, held from October 15 to 19.

Among the 24 selected participants was Victorya Vasilyan, PhD, Head of the Scientific and Organizational Group at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. The conference program also featured a concert of reconstructed ancient music, organized by the Ministry of Culture, as well as an archaeological excursion to the tombs of the Macedonian kings in Vergina and Pella. Outside the framework of the conference, a meeting was held with Professor Manolis Manoledakis, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki, during which the possibilities for further cooperation were discussed.