President Serzh Sargsyan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will participate in the March 10 opening of the exhibition “Armenia: Legend of Existence” at Moscow State Historical Museum.

The event will for the first time unveil over 160 unique exhibits from three top Armenian museums – History Museum, Museums of Holy Echmiadzin, and Matenadaran, the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts – to broad Russian audiences.

According to a statement on the Moscow museum’s website, the exhibition will feature a rich collection of artifacts found on the territory of modern Armenia and covering the entire history of its people, as well as Urartian monuments and religious items from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

An important part of the exposition is ancient manuscripts, representing the spiritual and cultural heritage of Armenia, currently kept in Matenadaran.