On March 24, the History Museum of Armenia hosted the opening of the temporary exhibition “The Unique Stela of Lernahovit: The Revelation for Generations.” The exhibition presents a unique four-sided stela discovered in 2025 in the village of Lernahovit, Lori region, dated to the 5th–7th centuries. The main feature of the four-sided stela is its clearly defined, detailed, and precisely carved compositions: a holy warrior, the Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ, and the Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan. The opening remarks of the exhibition were delivered by Davit Poghosyan, who expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, the “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-Reservations” SNCO, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, and the residents of Lernahovit for their swift response and support in preserving cultural heritage. He noted that the stela will be included in the permanent exhibition of the History Museum of Armenia. The unique Christian iconography of the stela was presented by the excavation director, Professor Hamlet Petrosyan. A speech of gratitude was delivered by Nvard Galstyan, a resident of Lernahovit, who had preserved the stela before it was transferred to the Museum. Representatives of the local municipality of Lernahovit were also present at the event. The exploratory excavations of the stela were carried out in November 2025 by the “Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-Reservations” SNCO and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, under the leadership of Professor Hamlet Petrosyan.









