Dr. Ronald Marchese talk
PRESS RELEASE
Ararat-Eskijian Museum
15105 Mission Hills Rd
Mission Hills CA, 91345
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 818-838-4862
THE ARARAT ESKIJIAN MUSEUM
AND
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN
STUDIES AND RESEARCH (NAASR)
Present an Illustrated Lecture
Sacred Objects from the Armenian
Churches of Constantinople
by
Dr. Ronald Marchese
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.
Ararat-Eskijian Museum
Hasmik Mgrdichian Gallery
15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA
Dr. Ronald Marchese will discuss his recent research in
Constantinople/Istanbul in a talk entitled `Treasures of Faith: Sacred
Objects from the Armenian Churches of Constantinople.'
Dr. Marchese is professor of ancient history and archaeology at the
University of Minnesota, Du-luth, and has spent the last several years
documenting the rich cultural history of the Armenians in
Constantinople by studying the works of arts that those Armenians
produced.
Dr. Marchese received his Ph.D. from New York University and has a
distinguished career in ar-chaeology, having conducted research at the
Plataiai Archaeological Excavation in Greece and at Tel Dor in Israel.
He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in the field
and the co-author with Marlene Breu of Splendor and Spectacle: The
Armenian Orthodox Church Textile Collections of Istan-bul (Çitlembik
Ltd., Istanbul, 2010). He has authored several other books on art and
weaving
Admission free (donations appreciated)
Reception following the program and book signing
For more information contact the Ararat-Eskijian Museum at 818-
838-4862, [email protected]; or NAASR at 617-489-1610
e-mail [email protected].
From: Baghdasarian
PRESS RELEASE
Ararat-Eskijian Museum
15105 Mission Hills Rd
Mission Hills CA, 91345
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 818-838-4862
THE ARARAT ESKIJIAN MUSEUM
AND
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN
STUDIES AND RESEARCH (NAASR)
Present an Illustrated Lecture
Sacred Objects from the Armenian
Churches of Constantinople
by
Dr. Ronald Marchese
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.
Ararat-Eskijian Museum
Hasmik Mgrdichian Gallery
15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA
Dr. Ronald Marchese will discuss his recent research in
Constantinople/Istanbul in a talk entitled `Treasures of Faith: Sacred
Objects from the Armenian Churches of Constantinople.'
Dr. Marchese is professor of ancient history and archaeology at the
University of Minnesota, Du-luth, and has spent the last several years
documenting the rich cultural history of the Armenians in
Constantinople by studying the works of arts that those Armenians
produced.
Dr. Marchese received his Ph.D. from New York University and has a
distinguished career in ar-chaeology, having conducted research at the
Plataiai Archaeological Excavation in Greece and at Tel Dor in Israel.
He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in the field
and the co-author with Marlene Breu of Splendor and Spectacle: The
Armenian Orthodox Church Textile Collections of Istan-bul (Çitlembik
Ltd., Istanbul, 2010). He has authored several other books on art and
weaving
Admission free (donations appreciated)
Reception following the program and book signing
For more information contact the Ararat-Eskijian Museum at 818-
838-4862, [email protected]; or NAASR at 617-489-1610
e-mail [email protected].
From: Baghdasarian