Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — Ararat Eskijian Museum

The Ancient Archaeological Landscape of Lernakert in the Shirak Region ~ Saturday, November 13, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The Ancient Archaeological Landscape of Lernakert in the Shirak Region ~ Saturday, November 13, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The investigation of fortress-settlements, necropoli, and their infrastructure is of key importance for the study of the archaeological landscape of the Bronze and Iron Age Armenia. 

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Gender & Intersectionality in Post-Soviet Armenia ~ Friday/Saturday, October 15-16, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Gender & Intersectionality in Post-Soviet Armenia ~ Friday/Saturday, October 15-16, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Friday / Saturday, October 15-16, 2021, at 11am EDT / 8am PDT / 7pm AMTLive on Zoom. Registration is required and free.Livestream on the Zoryan Institute YouTube channel ZI e-Chronicles. This two-day conference, held virtually over Zoom, will provide a platform to discuss and better understand gender-related issues in the present-day Republic of Armenia. PANELS October 15, 2021 ARMENIA'S GENDER TROUBLE: Deconstructing "Anti-Genderism" from Historical, Linguistic, and Socio-Cultural Anthroplogical Perspectives POLITICS AND REPRESENTATION: Uprooting Secism, Racism, and Homophobia in Education, Decision Making, and Public Discourse PANELS October 16, 2021 EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT: Creating and Distributing Resources Beyond the Gap WAR, TRAUMA,...

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ROUBEN MAMOULIAN: An American-Armenian Theater and Film Director and Artist ~ Friday, October 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

ROUBEN MAMOULIAN: An American-Armenian Theater and Film Director and Artist ~ Friday, October 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Please join us for this work-in-progress presentation, marking the 124th birth anniversary of American-Armenian stage and screen director Rouben Mamoulian.

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THE ARMENIANS OF AINTAB: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province ~ Tuesday, October 5, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE ARMENIANS OF AINTAB: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province ~ Tuesday, October 5, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Ümit Kurt speaks on the topic of his book The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province.

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CRISIS IN ARMENIA'S RUSSIA-ONLY SECURITY DOCTRINE ~ Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Live on Zoom/YouTube

CRISIS IN ARMENIA'S RUSSIA-ONLY SECURITY DOCTRINE ~ Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Live on Zoom/YouTube

Join Lilit Gevorgyan and Armen Kharazian for Crisis in Armenia's Russia-Only Security Doctrine, the second in the What’s Next series of discussions on the post-war Armenian reality.

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