Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years

Aram Kerovpyan, "From the Medieval Khaz to the Modern Armenian Notation System"

Aram Kerovpyan, "From the Medieval Khaz to the Modern Armenian Notation System"

Sunday, May 19, 4:00 p.m. Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA. Co-sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Click here to view flyer.


Mathew Karanian, “The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918"

Mathew Karanian, “The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918"

Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Armenian Museum of America, 65 Main St., Watertown, MA Co-sponsored by the Armenian Museum of America and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Click here to view flyer.


Mathew Karanian, “The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918"

Mathew Karanian, “The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918"

Sunday, May 5, 4:00 p.m. Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA.  Co-sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Kharpert Cultural Association, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Click here to view flyer.


2nd Feminist Armenian Studies Workshop: Gendering Resistance and Revolution

2nd Feminist Armenian Studies Workshop: Gendering Resistance and Revolution

Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5 University of California, Irvine UCI Humanities Gateway 1030 Co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Topics. Click here for more information and click here to view program.


NAASR's 65th Annual Assembly of Members

NAASR's 65th Annual Assembly of Members

Saturday, May 4, 12:00 noon First Armenian Church, Nahigian Hall, 380 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA Featuring presentation on progress on NAASR's new headquarters construction by NAASR’s architectural, engineering, and design team of Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA). To make luncheon reservations for the Assembly, send an email to hq@naasr.org, or mail registration and luncheon fee to NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478, or register online through www.naasr.org.  Reservations are due by April 26, and the luncheon fee is $18.00 per person.


Panel, “A Trend or an Exception? Democratization in Armenia and Authoritarianism Worldwide"

Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Harvard University, Fong Auditorium (Boylston Hall) Co-sponsored by the NAASR/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues, AGBU YP Boston, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, and the Harvard Armenian Students Association.


Christina Maranci, "The Art of Armenia: An Introduction"

Christina Maranci, "The Art of Armenia: An Introduction"

Sunday, April 28, 4:00 p.m. Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Sheen Chapel, 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA Co-sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Click here to view flyer.


Avedis Hadjian, "Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey"

Avedis Hadjian, "Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey"

Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 p.m. Belekdanian Hall, 5 Menouf Street (off Cleopatra street), Heliopolis, Egypt Co-sponsored by AGBU Cairo and NAASR.  Click here to view flyer in English and here in Armenian.


Hans-Lukas Kieser, “Talat Pasha: Father of Modern Turkey, Author of Genocide"

Hans-Lukas Kieser, “Talat Pasha: Father of Modern Turkey, Author of Genocide"

Monday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA.  Co-sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Nor Serount Cultural Association, Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Society, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Click here to view flyer.


Sato Moughalian, “Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian"

Sato Moughalian, “Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian"

Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. Columbia University, Pupin Hall, Room 420.  Co-sponsored by the Columbia University Armenian Center, Research Institute on Turkey, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Click here for more information and click here to view flyer.