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10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION CELEBRATED AT THE ARAM KHACHATURYAN HOUSE MUSEUM
armradio.am
02.11.2011 17:23
The U.S. Embassy in Armenia marked the 10th anniversary of the
U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) on November 2,
2011 at the Aram Khachaturyan House Museum in Yerevan.
During the celebration, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern
and Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan took part in a ceremonial
signing for the restoration of the Garni Medieval Bridge, the 2011
AFCP initiative. The $110,000 U.S.-funded Garni Medieval Bridge
project is the largest AFCP project received by Armenia. Guests,
government officials, and Armenia's past AFCP project recipients
recognized the role of the fund in preserving Armenia's cultural
legacy and a shared world heritage.
Since its approval by the U.S. Congress in the fall of 2000, the U.S.
Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has funded more than 640
cultural preservation projects in over 100 countries, representing
a contribution of nearly $26 million towards the preservation of
cultural heritage worldwide.
The Fund supports a wide range of projects that work to preserve
cultural heritage including the restoration of historic buildings,
assessment and conservation of museum collections, archaeological
site preservation, documentation of vanishing traditional craft
techniques, improved storage conditions for archives and manuscripts,
and documentation of indigenous languages.
In Armenia the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has
supported the following projects:
~U 2005 - The Armenian National Film and Photo Archive: the creation
of climate controlled storage space for the Armenian film, photo,
and audio archives.
~U 2007 - The Tatev Scholarly Center in Syunik Region: the clearing
and preservation of the Center's compound.
~U 2009 - Noratus Medieval Cemetery and Collection of Khachkars:
the mapping and cataloging of the site and fence installation.
~U 2010 - Documentation of Traditional Armenian Music and Dance
(in progress).
~U 2011 - Preservation of a Medieval Masonry Bridge in the Garni Gorge.
armradio.am
02.11.2011 17:23
The U.S. Embassy in Armenia marked the 10th anniversary of the
U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) on November 2,
2011 at the Aram Khachaturyan House Museum in Yerevan.
During the celebration, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern
and Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan took part in a ceremonial
signing for the restoration of the Garni Medieval Bridge, the 2011
AFCP initiative. The $110,000 U.S.-funded Garni Medieval Bridge
project is the largest AFCP project received by Armenia. Guests,
government officials, and Armenia's past AFCP project recipients
recognized the role of the fund in preserving Armenia's cultural
legacy and a shared world heritage.
Since its approval by the U.S. Congress in the fall of 2000, the U.S.
Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has funded more than 640
cultural preservation projects in over 100 countries, representing
a contribution of nearly $26 million towards the preservation of
cultural heritage worldwide.
The Fund supports a wide range of projects that work to preserve
cultural heritage including the restoration of historic buildings,
assessment and conservation of museum collections, archaeological
site preservation, documentation of vanishing traditional craft
techniques, improved storage conditions for archives and manuscripts,
and documentation of indigenous languages.
In Armenia the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has
supported the following projects:
~U 2005 - The Armenian National Film and Photo Archive: the creation
of climate controlled storage space for the Armenian film, photo,
and audio archives.
~U 2007 - The Tatev Scholarly Center in Syunik Region: the clearing
and preservation of the Center's compound.
~U 2009 - Noratus Medieval Cemetery and Collection of Khachkars:
the mapping and cataloging of the site and fence installation.
~U 2010 - Documentation of Traditional Armenian Music and Dance
(in progress).
~U 2011 - Preservation of a Medieval Masonry Bridge in the Garni Gorge.