VIRTUAL ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM LAUNCHED
YEREVAN, April 22. / ARKA /. A U.S. Memco Inc. has created a virtual
Armenian Genocide Museum, dedicating it to the 98th anniversary
of the first genocide in the past century. Anna Petrosyan, a press
officer for the company, said the virtual museum is the present of
the company to the Museum of Genocide in Yerevan.
The virtual museum gives visitors opportunity to take a tour, see
photographs and other evidence of the Armenian Genocide. They can also
visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and lay flowers at the eternal flame.
To make the tour visitors need only to log to
http://www.genocide-museum.am and download the proposed application.
The visitors can listen to music played by Komitas quartet. According
to Memco Inc. head, Karen Melikian, the idea of creating a virtual
Genocide museum came to him when living in the United States, he could
not attend every year the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide committed in the XX
century. It was recognized by Russia, Germany, France, Netherlands,
Vatican, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Venezuela, Lebanon, France,
42 U.S. states, as well as by the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus,
Argentina, Belgium, National Council of Switzerland, Canada, Poland,
Italy, other countries as well as the European Parliament, the World
Council of Churches. -0-
From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, April 22. / ARKA /. A U.S. Memco Inc. has created a virtual
Armenian Genocide Museum, dedicating it to the 98th anniversary
of the first genocide in the past century. Anna Petrosyan, a press
officer for the company, said the virtual museum is the present of
the company to the Museum of Genocide in Yerevan.
The virtual museum gives visitors opportunity to take a tour, see
photographs and other evidence of the Armenian Genocide. They can also
visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and lay flowers at the eternal flame.
To make the tour visitors need only to log to
http://www.genocide-museum.am and download the proposed application.
The visitors can listen to music played by Komitas quartet. According
to Memco Inc. head, Karen Melikian, the idea of creating a virtual
Genocide museum came to him when living in the United States, he could
not attend every year the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide committed in the XX
century. It was recognized by Russia, Germany, France, Netherlands,
Vatican, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Venezuela, Lebanon, France,
42 U.S. states, as well as by the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus,
Argentina, Belgium, National Council of Switzerland, Canada, Poland,
Italy, other countries as well as the European Parliament, the World
Council of Churches. -0-
From: Baghdasarian