Hamazkayin Youth Forum 2023 – Program

July 7 – 19, 2023

 

  Time Program Monitor/ lecturer/Activity
 Friday
July 7
09:00-10:00 Breakfast  
10:00-13:00 Arrival of participants at “Europe” Hotel  
13:00-14:00 Lunch  
14:30-16:00 Opening – Hamazkayin Forum 2023
– First Meeting with the Forum 2023
participants at Europe Hotel
– Video Presentation of Hamazkayin
– Presentation of the Forum’s rules and
regulations.
 
16:00-19:00 Walking tour in Yerevan City  
19:00-20:00 Dinner Preparation  
20:00-24:00 Welcome dinner at Tavern Yerevan restaurant.  
 
Saturday
July  8
09:00-10:00 Breakfast  
11:00-12:00 Avisit to the “History Museum Of Armenia”  
12:30-18:00 – A visit to “Charent’s Arch”, “Garni”, and “Garni Gorge” – Lunch

– A visit to “Geghard”

 
18:00-20:00 Rest Time  
20:00-22:00 Dinner  
22:00-24:00 Friendly time  
 
Sunday
July  9
09:00-10:00 Breakfast  
09:00-09:30 A visit to “David of Sassoun”  
09:30-12:00 A visit to “Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex”, “The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute”, and “Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery”.  
12:00-15:00 A visit to “Sardarapat” – a visit to museum of Sartarabad

 

 
15:00-16:00 Lunch  
16:00-18:00 A visit to “Vernissage”  
18:00-20:00 Rest Time  
20:00-24:00 Dinner &  Friendly time  
 
Monday
July 10
08:30-09:30 Breakfast  
10։00-11։00 A visit to “Yerevan State University” Arman Yghiazarian
11:30-13:00 A visit to “Jivanu Missionary School” Lecture about  Armenian National Musical Instruments. Tovmas Boghosian
13:00-14:30 A visit to  “Komitas Museum-Institute”  
15:00-16:30 Lunch  
16:30-17:30 Rest time  
19:30-20:30 Meeting with the “Birthright Armenia” representative  
21:00 – 24։00 Dinner  
 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday
July 11

08:30-09:30 Breakfast  
10:00-11:30 A visit to “American University of Armenia”  
11։30-13։00 A visit to “Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum”  
13։00-16։00 Lunch/rest time  
16:30-18:00 Ayda dance lesson  
18:00-19:00 Rest time  
19:00-20:30 Presentation of H-pem Shahen Araboghelian
  21:00-24:00 Dinner &  Friendly time  
 
 

 

Wednesday
July 12

 

08:00-09:00 Breakfast  
09:00-12:00 A visit to “Khor Virap”  
12:00-13:00 A visit to “Zvartnots”  
13:30-15:30 Lunch  
15։30-17։00 A visit to “ TUMO Center for Creative Technologies”  
17:00-18:30 Rest time  
18:30-22:15 “Hamazkayin theatre” Hrashakordz  
22:30-24:00 Dinner & Friendly time  
 
Thursday
July 13
08:30-09:30 Breakfast  
10:00-12:30 A visit to “Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

Saint Gayane Church”

 
12։30-15:00 A visit to “Khachkar Master School”
Baking Armenian Lavash

Lunch

 
15։00-16:00 Rest time  
17:00-19:00 Group Discussion – “Armenian Identity” Varak Ketsemanian
20:00-24:00 Dinner & Friendly time  
 
Friday
July 14
09:00-10:00 Breakfast  
10:00-12:00 A visit to  “Tsaghkadzor ropeway”  
12:00-17:00 A visit to  “Tsaghkadzor –  Our Lady Of Armenia camp”

Lunch (at the camp)

Sister Arusyak Sajonyan
17:00-18:00 Rest time  
19:00-20:30 A visit to “Mother Armenia monument”  
20:00-24:00 Dinner & Friendly time  
   
 
 

 

 

Saturday
July 15

 

09:00-10:00 Breakfast  
10:00-11:00 A visit to “​​Matenadaran”  
11:00-18:00 A visit to “Baruyr Sevak- Museum”,”Areni winery”, Noravank – Lunch  
18:00-19:00 Rest time  
19։00-24:00 Dinner & Friendly time  
 

 

Sunday
July 16

 

08:00-9:00 Breakfast  
09:00-18:00 A visit to “Saghmosavank”, “Park of Letters” (monument of the Armenian alphabet),
A visit to  “Mount Aragats”
Lunch – at the slope of Aragats.(lunchbox)

A visit to “Amberd”

Lecture – “Armenian Architecture”

 
18:00-19:00 Rest time/pack to move  
19:00-20:00 Group Discussion – “Armenian communities (representation of colonies)” Vahan Saghdejian
20:00-24:00 Dinner Friendly time  
     
 
Monday
July 17

 

08:30-09:30 Breakfast  
10:00-11:30 A visit to “Oshakan”
Lecture  – “The History of Armenian Language and Writing”
 
11:30-19:00 A visit to “Gyumri”  
Lunch

A visit to “Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum”, Group Work

Walking tour –  Gyumri city of arts.

 
19։00–24:00 Dinner
Cultural Event / Friendly time
 
 
Tuesday
July 18
9։00-10։00 Breakfast  
10։00-10։30 A visit to “Black Fortress”, Gyumri  
10:30-11:30 A visit to “Alexandrapol Monument”, Gyumri  
11:30-14:00 A visit to “Harichavank”, Gyumri  
14։00-16։00 Lunch at “Cherkezi Dzor” Restaurant  
16։00-19։00 Rest time  
20։00-24։00 Dinner & Friendly time  
 
Wednesday

July 19

8։00-9։00 Breakfast  
9։00-10։30 A visit to “Haghartsin Monastery Complex”  
11:00-13:00 A visit to  Dilijan & “Barz” Lake  
13:00-14:30 Lunch at “Carahunge”  
14:30-17:30 A visit to “Sevan Island” & “Sevanavank”
(boat ride)
 
17:30-19։00 Back to Yerevan  
20։00-24։00 Dinner –  CLOSING CEREMONY OF FORUM 2023