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BRITISH MUSEUM RENAMES ITS ROOM 54 FROM "ANCIENT TURKEY" INTO "ANATOLIA, URARTU"
by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, July 18, 18:13
The British Museum has renamed its room 54 from "Ancient Turkey" into
"Anatolia, Urartu."
In early 2013 the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE),
expressed a protest against the use of "Ancient Turkey" name for
the museum's room 54 and suggested that it be renamed into "Urartu,
Ancient Armenia."
FAAE said that the values exhibited in the room had no relation to
Turkey but to Urartu, an ancient state located in the territory of
the Armenian Plateau. "This is just one example. Sometimes Armenian
values, like carpets, are exhibited as Muslim values," FAAE said.
In its response to FAAE, the Museum's keeper Jonathan N. Tubb said:
"Our curators are very aware that Ancient Turkey is nonsensical from
a historical point of view and so the naming of this room was the
subject of much debate, and continues as such."
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=4C5B9BC0-EFB4-11E2-B7C30EB7C0D21663
by Karina Manukyan
Thursday, July 18, 18:13
The British Museum has renamed its room 54 from "Ancient Turkey" into
"Anatolia, Urartu."
In early 2013 the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE),
expressed a protest against the use of "Ancient Turkey" name for
the museum's room 54 and suggested that it be renamed into "Urartu,
Ancient Armenia."
FAAE said that the values exhibited in the room had no relation to
Turkey but to Urartu, an ancient state located in the territory of
the Armenian Plateau. "This is just one example. Sometimes Armenian
values, like carpets, are exhibited as Muslim values," FAAE said.
In its response to FAAE, the Museum's keeper Jonathan N. Tubb said:
"Our curators are very aware that Ancient Turkey is nonsensical from
a historical point of view and so the naming of this room was the
subject of much debate, and continues as such."
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=4C5B9BC0-EFB4-11E2-B7C30EB7C0D21663