VISITORS NOW ENJOY NEW MULTILINGUAL VISITOR INFORMATION PANELS AT GOSHAVANK
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09/25/2009
Goshavank, Tavush Marz – On September 25, 2009, the Armenian Monuments Awareness Project (AMAP) NGO, the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Armenia, with the joint sponsorship of the USAID Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) project, VivaCell-MTS and the Honorary Consulate of Italy in Gyumri, held the presentation of new multilingual visitor information panels at Goshavank Monastery in Armenia’s northern Tavush marz. The weather-proof panels will now provide visitors with interesting facts about the history and role of this medieval monastery - one of the most famous religious and scholarly centers in Armenia in the XII-XIII centuries A.D.
Goshavank became the 11th AMAP site since the project’s inception in 2008, with the purpose of raising awareness about Armenia’s natural wonders, cultural and historical monuments, promoting Armenia as a tourism destination, and enhancing visitors’ experience through prominent road signage, quality multi-language outdoor interpretation boards, indoor interpretation, Braille panels and an Armenian heritage website.
To date, over 200 information panels and directional signs have been installed at 21 sites in Armenia, including such major tourist attractions as the Temple of Garni, Zvartnots, two historical districts of Gyumri, the Khor Virap Monastery, the Noravank Monastery and canyon, and Geghard Monastery. By the end of 2009, the number of project-supported sites is expected to reach 41.
On September 28, 2009, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, the Armenian Monument Awareness Program was awarded by the Armenian Ministry of Economy with a Certificate of Gratitude for AMAP’s investment in the development of Armenia’s tourism industry.
