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Event Videos

Shattered Heritage: Museums and Cultural Loss in the Artsakh War ~ Thursday, March 20, 2025

Shattered Heritage: Museums and Cultural Loss in the Artsakh War ~ Thursday, March 20, 2025

This presentation will highlight the deliberate targeting of cultural and educational institutions during the conflict, emphasizing that such actions constitute war crimes under international law. 

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Literary Lights 2025: A Panel Discussion with Wasafiri Armenian Issue Editors and Contributors ~ Saturday, March 22, 2025

Literary Lights 2025: A Panel Discussion with Wasafiri Armenian Issue Editors and Contributors ~ Saturday, March 22, 2025

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation exploring these questions with contributors to Wasafiri Magazine’s special issue, Armenia(n)s – Elevation.

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Arno Babadjanian: An Armenian Beat in Soviet Time ~ Thursday, March 6, 2025

Arno Babadjanian: An Armenian Beat in Soviet Time ~ Thursday, March 6, 2025

This talk features never-seen-before archival photos, musical analysis of his most notable works, first-hand recollections by his contemporaries, and a full list of his works.

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The Library and the Survivor: Aram Andonian in Paris ~ Saturday, March 1, 2025

The Library and the Survivor: Aram Andonian in Paris ~ Saturday, March 1, 2025

The history of the Nubar Library, founded in Paris in 1927, is inextricably linked to that of its first librarian, Aram Andonian.

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Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians ~ Sunday, March 2, 2025

Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians ~ Sunday, March 2, 2025

This talk will cover a recent study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics (“Demographic history and Genetic Variation of the Armenian Population”), of which the two speakers are among the co-authors, that conducted the first whole-genome analysis of Armenians to explore their genetic history and variation.

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