OREANDA-NEWS. November 28, 2008. VivaCell-MTS announces the completion of renovation works of Dilijan Art School. The school renovation included the stage, rest rooms, rooftop, as well as the faջade of the building. On top of that, a heating system was installed. This project was accomplished thanks to VivaCell-MTS’ AMD 33.2 million of social investment.

Dilijan Art School after Honored Art worker, painter Hovhannes Sharambeyan, has not seen any renovation since the date of its foundation in 1970. VivaCell-MTS extended hand for support out of the belief that this will revive this long forgotten school. And now, after undergoing total interior and exterior renovation, the school marks its new beginning.

“By encouraging our children to embrace art, we preserve our self-identity by means of engaging in arts, and we pass on our heritage to the younger generation. We can’t be indifferent to the annoying fact that many young Armenians are now at the risk of forgetting their heritage and culture”, - VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian noted.

The rejuvenated educational institution will from now on carry out its traditional mission using modern approaches. It will care for the preservation and development of national traditions in the sphere of decorative-applied arts and fine arts. The school will again host the disintegrated hobby and creative groups.

No doubt, nowadays the rebirth of this kind of educational institution is of paramount importance for all communities of Armenia, and this was the major argument for VivaCell-MTS to invest in the Art School in Dilijan, a small town of hospitable people surrounded by wonderful forests.