- Complex study of Armenian artistic culture
- History and theory of visual arts, decorative-applied arts, design
- History and theory of architecture, urban development
- Musicology, musical folkloristics
- Theatre studies, cinema studies
- The art of the Armenian diaspora
- Publication of the creative legacy of classics of Armenian art
- Terminological dictionaries on art
- Actual problems of modern Armenian art

- The scientific substantiation of the reconstruction of the pagan temple of Garni

Publications:
- The multi-volume series "Documents of Armenian Architecture" in the Italian, Armenian and English languages (Milan)
- The six-volume history of Armenian architecture
- Essays on the history of Armenian visual arts
- The multi-volume series "Armenian Traditional Music"
- The multi-volume chronicles of the Armenian theatre of the XIX-XX centuries
- The complete set of works by Alexander Spendiaryan in 11 volumes; the collected works by Komitas in 14 volumes
- Collections of scientific papers and fundamental studies on various spheres of Armenian art