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Armenian Studies Program
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB4
Fresno CA 93740-8001
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-2669
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the ASP Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/
`Remembering the Armenians of Bitlis'
An Exhibit at the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State
Open March 30-April 30, 2014
The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State in cooperation with the
Gomidas Institute (London), and the Leon S. Peters Foundation present
`Remembering the Armenians of Bitlis' an exhibit to be open from March
30 to April 30, 2014, on the second floor of the Henry Madden Library.
A special opening reception to highlight the exhibit of rare photos,
documents, and maps from the Bitlis area will be held from 3:00-4:00PM
on Sunday, March 30, on the second floor of the Madden Library. The
hors d'oeuvres reception is free and open to the public. Immediately
following the reception Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas
Institute will present a talk, `Down and About Bitlis: An Exhibition
on Bitlis Armenians on the Shores of Lake Van (March 1-2, 2014)' at 4
:00PM, in Room 2206 of the Madden Library, next to the exhibit area.
On March 1-2, 2014, the Gomidas Institute with the support of the
Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, held an extraordinary
exhibition in Tatvan, on the shores of Lake Van, entitled `Bitlis
Ermenileri' (The Armenians of Bitlis). This event was part of the
Gomidas Institute's `bridge-building initiative' which was started in
June 2013 to build contacts between Armenians, Turks, and Kurds.
The Bitlis Armenians exhibition was based on key ethnographic maps and
photographs depicting the Armenian presence in the Ottoman province of
Bitlis before 1915. These were the result of extensive academic
research at the ABCFM Archives (Houghton Library, Harvard University),
Mt. Holyoke College Archives (Mass.), AGBU Nubarian archives (Paris),
and the Ottoman Prime Ministry Archives (Istanbul). The exhibition was
shown at the Tatvan Cultural Center with the support of the local
mayor's office as well as several other organizations in Bitlis and
surrounding areas.
This exhibition was the first such event in eastern Turkey and was
attended by a whole spectrum of people from students and workers to
local politicians and members of the Turkish Parliament. The Turkish
Human Right's Association (especially its committee against racism and
discrimination) supported the event and sent three of its members to
attend the opening.
Ara Sarafian is an archival historian specializing on late Ottoman
history. He is the director of the Gomidas Institute, which is a
leading research and publication center related to modern Armenian
history.
The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. Parking is
free at Fresno State on Sundays-Lots P30 and P31, entering at Shaw and
Barton Aves.
For more information on the exhibit please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB4
Fresno CA 93740-8001
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-2669
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the ASP Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/
`Remembering the Armenians of Bitlis'
An Exhibit at the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State
Open March 30-April 30, 2014
The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State in cooperation with the
Gomidas Institute (London), and the Leon S. Peters Foundation present
`Remembering the Armenians of Bitlis' an exhibit to be open from March
30 to April 30, 2014, on the second floor of the Henry Madden Library.
A special opening reception to highlight the exhibit of rare photos,
documents, and maps from the Bitlis area will be held from 3:00-4:00PM
on Sunday, March 30, on the second floor of the Madden Library. The
hors d'oeuvres reception is free and open to the public. Immediately
following the reception Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas
Institute will present a talk, `Down and About Bitlis: An Exhibition
on Bitlis Armenians on the Shores of Lake Van (March 1-2, 2014)' at 4
:00PM, in Room 2206 of the Madden Library, next to the exhibit area.
On March 1-2, 2014, the Gomidas Institute with the support of the
Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, held an extraordinary
exhibition in Tatvan, on the shores of Lake Van, entitled `Bitlis
Ermenileri' (The Armenians of Bitlis). This event was part of the
Gomidas Institute's `bridge-building initiative' which was started in
June 2013 to build contacts between Armenians, Turks, and Kurds.
The Bitlis Armenians exhibition was based on key ethnographic maps and
photographs depicting the Armenian presence in the Ottoman province of
Bitlis before 1915. These were the result of extensive academic
research at the ABCFM Archives (Houghton Library, Harvard University),
Mt. Holyoke College Archives (Mass.), AGBU Nubarian archives (Paris),
and the Ottoman Prime Ministry Archives (Istanbul). The exhibition was
shown at the Tatvan Cultural Center with the support of the local
mayor's office as well as several other organizations in Bitlis and
surrounding areas.
This exhibition was the first such event in eastern Turkey and was
attended by a whole spectrum of people from students and workers to
local politicians and members of the Turkish Parliament. The Turkish
Human Right's Association (especially its committee against racism and
discrimination) supported the event and sent three of its members to
attend the opening.
Ara Sarafian is an archival historian specializing on late Ottoman
history. He is the director of the Gomidas Institute, which is a
leading research and publication center related to modern Armenian
history.
The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. Parking is
free at Fresno State on Sundays-Lots P30 and P31, entering at Shaw and
Barton Aves.
For more information on the exhibit please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669.