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CONFERENCE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT "A JOURNEY OF CULTURAL REDISCOVERY: ARMENIAN HERITAGE IN TURKEY", 13/11
http://www.insideeurope.eu/
23/10/08
AGBU Europe Conference Announcement, Brussels, October 23 2008 -
AGBU Europe will host a conference in the European Parliament on the
rediscovery of Armenians and of Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey.
The conference is open to all and is part of the official European
Year for Intercultural Dialogue. It will review the recent public
debate in Turkey on the country's forgotten Armenian heritage in the
light of recent groundbreaking artistic and intellectual contributions
in Turkey itself. It will also examine the significance of Armenian
cultural heritage in Turkey from a European perspective.
Speakers at the conference will include Fethiye Cetin, author of the
book "My Grandmother", Osman Köker, creator of the groundbreaking
exhibition "My Dear Brother", art historian Professor Patrick
Donabedian as well as historian Vahe Tachjian and historian and
publisher Ara Sarafian. The conference will be opened by Michael
Leigh, Director General at the European Commission in charge of
enlargement. It will conclude with a panel debate. A reception
will follow.
This events is organized under the Aegis of Bernard Lehideux MEP,
with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's Brussels office.
It is open to all but prior registration is indispensable to access
the European Parliament's building.
Registration deadline: 4 November 2008.
For registration and further information, please contact AGBU at:
Email: [email protected]. Tel +331 45 20 03 18.
Conference time and location: Thursday 13 November, 9.30 am - 1 pm.
European Parliament, Room ASP 3G3 Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047
Brussels
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http://www.insideeurope.eu/
23/10/08
AGBU Europe Conference Announcement, Brussels, October 23 2008 -
AGBU Europe will host a conference in the European Parliament on the
rediscovery of Armenians and of Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey.
The conference is open to all and is part of the official European
Year for Intercultural Dialogue. It will review the recent public
debate in Turkey on the country's forgotten Armenian heritage in the
light of recent groundbreaking artistic and intellectual contributions
in Turkey itself. It will also examine the significance of Armenian
cultural heritage in Turkey from a European perspective.
Speakers at the conference will include Fethiye Cetin, author of the
book "My Grandmother", Osman Köker, creator of the groundbreaking
exhibition "My Dear Brother", art historian Professor Patrick
Donabedian as well as historian Vahe Tachjian and historian and
publisher Ara Sarafian. The conference will be opened by Michael
Leigh, Director General at the European Commission in charge of
enlargement. It will conclude with a panel debate. A reception
will follow.
This events is organized under the Aegis of Bernard Lehideux MEP,
with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's Brussels office.
It is open to all but prior registration is indispensable to access
the European Parliament's building.
Registration deadline: 4 November 2008.
For registration and further information, please contact AGBU at:
Email: [email protected]. Tel +331 45 20 03 18.
Conference time and location: Thursday 13 November, 9.30 am - 1 pm.
European Parliament, Room ASP 3G3 Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047
Brussels
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