Exhibition devoted to Armenian legionnaires to be held in California

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Studies Program in cooperation with the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State will mark the opening of a new exhibit, Légion Arménienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle East," to run in the Library through the end of November.



Légion Arménienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle East" is a traveling exhibit developed and prepared by the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) in honor of the Legionnaires and their devotion to their nation and to the cause of liberty during World War I.



The exhibit will open in late October and run through the end of November on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library on campus. The exhibit explores the formation, training, military action, and postwar activities of this all-volunteer force through photographs and narratives.



ALMA commissioned this traveling exhibit, incorporating the community spirit of the original into an informative historic, literary, and artistic presentation.



The reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library. Admission to the special opening is free and open to the public.