The museum-library of Bzommar
This monastery is itself a museum of manuscripts, crosses and khatchkars. But Bzommar also contains two museums and a priceless library with illuminated Armenian manuscripts and Syriac and garshouné works. There are even ancient Coptic manuscripts on papyrus, as well as collections of rare Armenian, Hellenic and Seljuk coins. In addition to mitres, crosses, crucifixes […]
The Young Leaders School celebrates its first graduating class
The Young Leaders School of Echmiatsin celebrates its first class of graduates on Monday February 27th. Congratulatory remarks were offered by: The Leadership School founder, Samvel Movsisyan; DiasporArm’s Managing Director, Tsoleen Sarian; and Echmiatsinn Municipality’s Education and Culture Department Head, Lilit Hakobyan. Additional program highlights included remarks by selected graduating students, performances on violin and […]
The Armenian flag was hoisted on the Armenia-Turkey border
The Armenian tricolour was placed on the Armenia-Turkey border, in the village of Anipemza, Shirak region. Before hoisting, the Diocese of Shirak’s representatives blessed the flag in the Yereruyk Cathedral. The initiative’s authors are the members of the newly formed “Vasn Hayrenyats” (For the sake of the Homeland) national unity movement. It is planned to […]
Vakif village is the only settlement that is not affected by the earthquake
As a result of the February earthquakes chain and aftershocks that struck the region of the Gulf of Alexandretta, a number of cities and villages were destroyed in Turkey, buildings and structures were razed to the ground, and tens of thousands of people lost their lives. However, surprisingly, no destruction has been recorded in Vakif […]
CFTJ establishes an educational partnership with Artsakh State University
The Centre for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) is a US-based non-profit, apolitical, independent organisation formed in November 2020, immediately following the 44-Day War in Artsakh.The CFTJ has gathered evidence of the war crimes and recorded witness and victim statements through forensic investigations on-site and elsewhere since September 2020.The organisation has provided the relevant information to […]
“Monsieur Aznavour”: A feature film slated for release in 2024
The project has been in the works since 2020, in collaboration with Nicolas Aznavour, Charles Aznavour’s son. Filming is set to launch in the summer of 2023 for an estimated release in 2024 to mark Aznavour’s centenary.The film will chart Charles Aznavour’s rise to stardom in the 1950s and his friendships with many artists, including […]
The Naghash Ensemble’s debut tour of North America
Two talented Armenian musical groups – MVF Band and The Naghash Ensemble – will travel to the United States for debut tours as part of the State Department’s 2023 Center Stage cultural exchange program.Both bands incorporate Armenian cultural and folk music traditions in their music. In the United States, they will perform at various venues […]
The Armenian Church of Texas wins the “US Building of the Year 2022”
Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, located in the north Dallas suburb of Carrollton, has received the most votes in the “US Building of the Year 2022” poll. Designed by architect David Hotson, the church reaches far back in time and thousands of kilometres across the globe to link itself with Armenian traditions and people.Saint Sarkis Armenian […]
Armenia will never provide an extraterritorial corridor to Azerbaijan: RA MFA
Armenia will never agree to the provision of an extraterritorial corridor to Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan stated on January 12.Hunanyan’s comments came in response to remarks from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who, while admitting that there is no mention of a corridor in the Trilateral Statements, threatened that “the corridor will be there, […]
