Event Videos — Ararat Eskijian Museum
RESTITUTION OF PROPERTIES IN TURKEY AFTER 100 YEARS
Ömer Kantik will share the little-known story of legal reform in contemporary Turkey, the ways in which the claims process affects minority communities, the impact of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, pending judicial actions, and other developments.
1860 Gesaria (Kayseri) To Los Angeles 2022: Mapping Culture And Sharing Stories
This special two-day, in person and Zoom event highlighted mid-19th century Armenian life and cultural history featured in the newly translated memoir of Setrak Timourian and his family’s migration from Gesaria (Kayseri) to Los Angeles.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
MEDIEVAL ARMENIA IN LOS ANGELES: Manuscripts at the Getty Museum
In this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum, discusses the small but important collection of Armenian manuscripts at the Getty.
The Journeys of Heroes
the genesis and daring pursuits of the Special Striking Division that operated under the personal authority of General Antranig Ozanian—and outside the control of the First Republic—as chronicled by Yeghishe Catchouny. Discover the parallel movements of the volunteer forces under the command of Vagharshag Shahinian.
‘Desert Kites’: Mysterious Prehistoric Structures in Armenia
“Desert kites” are large-scale stone structures of different forms, discovered in the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as in Armenia. They usually consist of two long rows of stones, several kilometers long, of an enclosure that can reach several dozen acres. The enclosure can have various forms: some are geometric while others resemble more complex shapes (including, most notably, a child’s kite).