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  • Vartanantz Lecture rescheduled to March 2

    PRESS RELEASE
    Armenian Library & Museum of America
    65 Main St., Watertown, MA. 02472
    Tel: 617-926-2562
    Web: http://www.almainc.org/
    Email: [email protected]

    "When Life Gives Lemons"
    Vartanantz Lecture by curator Gary Lind-Sinanian
    Event initially planned on Feb. 17 and rescheduled to March 2

    DATE AND TIME
    Saturday, March 2
    3PM

    LOCATION
    Contemporary Art Gallery, 3rd Floor

    Refreshments
    following program

    QUICK LINK


    Every year, the Armenian people commemorate the Feast of St. Vartan
    Mamigonian and his army, who were martyred in the Battle of Vartanantz
    at Avarayr in 451 AD. The Armenians refused to convert from
    Christianity to Zoroastrianism, and the disastrous battle marked the
    beginning of a 30 year long guerilla war by Armenians against the
    Persian army occupying Armenia. St. Vartan and his doomed struggle
    are memorialized in books, paintings, music, theater and other media,
    and he continues to provide a role model for the generations to
    follow.

    ALMA has mounted an exhibition "History, Art, Icon: Vartanantz and the
    Armenian Nation" highlighting some of the varied popular memorabilia
    drawn from the museum's collections. In conjunction with the exhibit,
    ALMA curator Gary Lind-Sinanian will present a lecture on Saturday,
    March 2 at 3pm, discussing the events of Vartanantz. A loss can
    define a people as strongly as a victory, and Lind-Sinanian's
    presentation, "When Life Gives Lemons", will compare several great
    defeats in history, and the impact they had on their societies. Some
    groups redefined their loss, others repressed it, and still others
    embraced their rage as justification for revenge. How does Vartanantz
    define Armenian culture?

    The lecture and discussion explore the events and their cultural
    impact. Please join us for an examination of what makes us Armenians.

    Gary Lind-Sinanian is an unabashed Armenophile who has served as
    ALMA's chief curator since 1987, and has created many exhibitions and
    presentations examining and celebrating the complex history of the
    Armenian people.

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