  "Western Armenia in Photos: 1860 - 1914" exhibit to open in Yerevan April 21April 19, 2008 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 21, the Armenian National Architecture Museum will host "Western Armenia in Photos: 1860 - 1914" exhibition. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from the Shushi Foundation, the purpose of the exhibition is creation of a new approach to the Armenian Genocide issue. Bakur Karapetyan, chairman of the Shushi Foundation, said that over 7 thousand photos telling us about everyday life of the people inhabiting Western Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh were collected. "220 photos will be displayed. We want to show how our ancestors lived in our homeland. The whole world knows about the Armenian Genocide and our goal is to show not only the cultural monuments but also the people who lived there. Organization of our exhibition abroad is also very important. The Congressmen will know that they take the right decision if they see these photographs," Mr Karapetyan said. He also informed that the Shushi Foundation will arrange a photo exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Sardarapat battle celebrated on May 28.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
