The Armenian Studies Program in cooperation with International Education Week
present

DR. LEVON CHOOKASZIAN
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies

"ARMENIAN ART TREASURES SAVED FROM THE GENOCIDE"

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
7:30PM

Alice Peters Auditorium, Rm, 191, University Business Center

For many centuries Armenians have created illustrated manuscripts, liturgical vessels, and other objects ofart made from silver, gold and decorated with precious stones. Hundreds and hundreds of them were pillaged, lost, and destroyed during invasions by foreigners.The losses of cultural items are especially immense because of the Genocide of Armenians of1915-1922 organized by the Ottoman Turks. During those years of the national catastrophe, due to the efforts ofnumerous Armenian refugees and even foreign people, priceless artworks were saved. The Russian Imperial Academy and the Catholicos of All Armenians organized the expeditions to the Lake Van area, at that time liberated by the joint Russians and Armenian forces, and they started to collect manuscripts,liturgic vestments, vessels, crosses and other artworks that were left in abandoned monasteries and chapels or hidden there.

Illustrated lecture - Free Admission

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