Exhibition "Treasures from Ancient Armenia" opens in the NetherlandsMay 11, 2022 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The exhibition "Under the Spell of Mount Ararat. Treasures from Ancient Armenia" opened in Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands on Tuesday, May 10. The opening ceremony took place at Joseph Church, with the participation of the Abovian Cultural Association of the Netherlands. The Director of the Drents Museum, Harry Tupan, delivered remarks, as did Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who started his official visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday. "This year Armenian culture is being presented in the Netherlands in an unprecedented manner. The exhibition of the relic and valuable objects from the History Museum of Armenia and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin will shed new light on the Armenian cultural heritage deriving from the depths of history," Pashinyan said. "The exhibition once again demonstrates and reminds the warm and historically friendly relations that exist between the people of Armenia and the Netherlands. Committed to common values and national identities, our peoples have always been open and deeply interested in interpenetrating cultures." The exhibition was supposed to take place 2 years ago, but was postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the trip, Pashinyan will have meetings with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, President of the Senate of the Netherlands Jan Anthonie Bruijn and Speaker of the House of Representatives Vera Bergkamp. The Armenian PM will also meet with members of the foreign relations committees of both Houses of parliament, as well as with representatives of the Dutch business community. Pashinyan will then visit the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael. The Prime Minister will deliver a lecture at the Institute on "Armenia and the Netherlands. Centuries-old friendship - 30-year partnership”. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |