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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EXHIBIT BEGINS APRIL 10
US Fed News
April 9, 2015 Thursday 1:04 PM EST
FRESNO, Calif., April 9 -- California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:
"The Armenian Genocide: A Centennial Exhibition, 1915-2015" looks
at the leadership role of the clergy during the Armenian genocide as
well as the experience of Armenians in Fresno.
The exhibition will run April 10-May 29 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse
(second floor) of the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State.
Presented by the Armenian Studies Program, the free, public exhibition
opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 10, co-hosted
with the Friends of the Madden Library. The reception is free, but
reservations are requested online (enter code AGR).
A special showing of "Churches of Historic Armenia: A Legacy to the
World" photographs from the collection of Richard and Anne Elbrecht
also will be displayed on the third floor of the Madden Library.
The exhibition features the newly released "Iconic Images of the
Armenian Genocide," which includes photographs assembled as an
instructional guide for human rights education, provided by the
Armenian National Institute, the Armenian Genocide Museum of America
and the Armenian Assembly of America.
"As more and more photographs of the Armenian genocide are uncovered,
and as the 'Iconic Images' exhibit illustrates, the general outline of
the main events that defined the genocide can now be illustrated with
compelling and dramatic images that survive from that era," said Dr.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Armenian Studies Program director.
He spearheaded a campaign to collected the photographs from numerous
repositories, sources and individuals, including the U.S. National
Archives, Library of Congress, Near East Foundation, Oberlin College
Archives, University of Minnesota Library, Fresno State Armenian
Studies Program, Republic of Armenia National Archives, Armenian
Genocide Museum-Institute, AGBU Nubarian Library, Armenian Assembly
of America, Armenian National Institute collections, Maurice Kelechian
and National Geographic photographer Alexandra Avakian.
Another part of the exhibit, "The First Refuge and the Last Defense:
The Armenian Church, Etchmiadzin and the Armenian Genocide," explains
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during the genocide.
It examines the intervention of His Holiness Catholicos Gevorg V.
Sureniants in alerting world leaders about the massacres, effectively
issuing the first warning of an impending genocide, Der Mugrdechian
said.
Other sections of the exhibit are devoted to the Armenian immigration
story and to the experience of Armenians in Fresno.
Der Mugrdechian noted several individuals helped him make the
exhibition possible: Dr. Rouben Adalian of the Armenian National
Institute; Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese
of the Armenian Church; historian Randy Baloian and archivist Malina
La Porta.
Public parking is free on weekends (Friday 4 p.m. through Sunday
evening). Parking lots P30 and P31 at the Shaw and Barton avenues
entrance of the University are nearest to the Madden Library. During
the week, parking is $3 for a day permit from dispensers on Barton
and Maple off Shaw or at the Police Department on Barstow.
For more information about the presentation, contact
the Armenian Studies Program at 559.278.2669 or visit
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
US Fed News
April 9, 2015 Thursday 1:04 PM EST
FRESNO, Calif., April 9 -- California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:
"The Armenian Genocide: A Centennial Exhibition, 1915-2015" looks
at the leadership role of the clergy during the Armenian genocide as
well as the experience of Armenians in Fresno.
The exhibition will run April 10-May 29 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse
(second floor) of the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State.
Presented by the Armenian Studies Program, the free, public exhibition
opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 10, co-hosted
with the Friends of the Madden Library. The reception is free, but
reservations are requested online (enter code AGR).
A special showing of "Churches of Historic Armenia: A Legacy to the
World" photographs from the collection of Richard and Anne Elbrecht
also will be displayed on the third floor of the Madden Library.
The exhibition features the newly released "Iconic Images of the
Armenian Genocide," which includes photographs assembled as an
instructional guide for human rights education, provided by the
Armenian National Institute, the Armenian Genocide Museum of America
and the Armenian Assembly of America.
"As more and more photographs of the Armenian genocide are uncovered,
and as the 'Iconic Images' exhibit illustrates, the general outline of
the main events that defined the genocide can now be illustrated with
compelling and dramatic images that survive from that era," said Dr.
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Armenian Studies Program director.
He spearheaded a campaign to collected the photographs from numerous
repositories, sources and individuals, including the U.S. National
Archives, Library of Congress, Near East Foundation, Oberlin College
Archives, University of Minnesota Library, Fresno State Armenian
Studies Program, Republic of Armenia National Archives, Armenian
Genocide Museum-Institute, AGBU Nubarian Library, Armenian Assembly
of America, Armenian National Institute collections, Maurice Kelechian
and National Geographic photographer Alexandra Avakian.
Another part of the exhibit, "The First Refuge and the Last Defense:
The Armenian Church, Etchmiadzin and the Armenian Genocide," explains
the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during the genocide.
It examines the intervention of His Holiness Catholicos Gevorg V.
Sureniants in alerting world leaders about the massacres, effectively
issuing the first warning of an impending genocide, Der Mugrdechian
said.
Other sections of the exhibit are devoted to the Armenian immigration
story and to the experience of Armenians in Fresno.
Der Mugrdechian noted several individuals helped him make the
exhibition possible: Dr. Rouben Adalian of the Armenian National
Institute; Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese
of the Armenian Church; historian Randy Baloian and archivist Malina
La Porta.
Public parking is free on weekends (Friday 4 p.m. through Sunday
evening). Parking lots P30 and P31 at the Shaw and Barton avenues
entrance of the University are nearest to the Madden Library. During
the week, parking is $3 for a day permit from dispensers on Barton
and Maple off Shaw or at the Police Department on Barstow.
For more information about the presentation, contact
the Armenian Studies Program at 559.278.2669 or visit
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress