https://ann.org/features/house-museums-of-armenia/Recent content in House Museums of Armenia on Armenian News Network - GroongHugo -- 0.128.0en-usWed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20151104.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20151104.htmlTravel Wire Geghard Vocal Ensemble “Komitas never composed an opera, symphony, oratorio, or concerto, yet he accomplished something much greater. He laid the foundations of a national music culture, purifying Armenian music of all foreign influences. Komitas has thus been rightfully recognized as the “father of Armenian classical music.” After the Genocide, nothing was left to compile or compare, let alone preserve for future generations; Komitas had come forward in the 11th hour to redeem a vital characteristic of a 4,000-year-old civilization that was eventually uprooted from its cradle.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20150111.htmlSun, 11 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20150111.htmlRoupen Sevag - 1885-1915 Illuminated Legacy in the Holy See of Etchmiadzin Travel Wire The telegram read: 25 August 1915 - 8:25 AM Chankir, Istanbul - Pankalty Nalpant Street To: Mrs. Chilingirian ‘I WENT WITH VAROUJAN TO AYASH. SEND ME YOUR LETTERS THERE. ROUPEN.’ Two hours after the telegram was dispatched, Turkish soldiers removed Roupen Sevag and Daniel Varoujian and three others from the train near the village of Tuneh .https://ann.org/orig/rb-20121008.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20121008.htmlMarch 3, 1842 (Tiflis) - April 19, 1911 (St. Petersburg) Travel Wire **** Alexander Ivanovich Mantashev (Russified from Mantashyants/Mantashyan) is a household word among Armenians living in the countries of former Czarist Transcaucasia, (also known as the South Caucasus), but for those living in the Diaspora, especially America, he is vaguely, if at all, remembered. Although much information has come forth since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Armenian Independence (1991), there is still much to learn.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20120822.htmlWed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20120822.htmlTravel Wire I have lost count, but it is well over a dozen trips since Armenia gained Independence in 1991. Upon each visit I encounter fresh experiences and gain greater understanding and knowledge of my ancestral homeland. I am privileged to share them. RETURN TO JRVEZH July 1, 2012 Instead of attending Liturgy in Etchmiadzin today, we took a 20- minute cab ride to Jrvezh. It is a charming town on the outskirts of Yerevan.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20110131.htmlMon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20110131.htmlTravel Wire VANADZOR, ARMENIA Façade Sign © Ruth Bedevian Razmig, our driver, preferred to take “Sevani Jampan” (Sevan Highway) to make the 75-mile-drive from Yerevan to Vanadzor, which rests in the north east section of Armenia in the Lori province where ancient monasteries of Kobayr, Sanahin, and Hagpat still stand to remind visitors of fervent, thriving and erudite Christian history which this ancient, now finally independent Armenian nation offers the world.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20110110.htmlMon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20110110.htmlAll over Armenia, many individuals and organizations are planting seeds which are taking root. Each time I visit, I learn more of what people are doing in their own little corners of the world to make life better. These seeds don’t make big news, but the knowledge of the planting and the growing harvests are worthy to be shared. The Azkatroshm (Seal of the Nation/Rite of Passage) of the Khrimian Guhrtojakh (Educational Center) of Oshagan is one such story.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20081113.htmlThu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20081113.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Pedestrian path that connects Abovian Street near Republic Square to the Opera House © Ruth Bedevian** Whether he designed a hospital, a public library, or any other kind of building Alexander Tamanyan, considered the founder of contemporary Armenian Architecture, was inspired by Armenia’s historic architectural legacy. He combined ancient Armenian design, the natural stone of Armenia, and the best of world architecture to create a distinctive Armenian national style.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20080625.htmlWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20080625.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA ‘There will come a time, when our yet modest student orchestra will proudly bear the honorary title of the Armenian State Orchestra.’ So accurate was the predicition of Alexander Spendiaryan in 1924 when he organized an eighteen-member orchestra consisting of conservatory professors and students and launched a concert. That concert established the confidence in this small nation of people that it could create a symphony and attract appreciative and enthusiastic audiences.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20080623.htmlMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20080623.htmlArmenian Catholicos Guest of Pope Benedict XVI - May 6-10 Travel Wire THE VATICAN When my husband and I received an invitation from His Holiness Karekin II to attend the events of his third visit to the Vatican and his first fraternal visit with Pope Benedict XVI, we indeed felt privileged. It was only after our participation in these historical days that the full impact of privilege descended upon us and we both felt the need to share the fruits of this special consideration.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20070219.htmlMon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20070219.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Yervand Kochar Museum Entrance Since its creation in 1959, the statue of David of Sassoun has been one of the most outstanding landmarks in Armenia. Adorning the Yerevan Railway Station Square, this monumental work was created in brass (wrought copper - an alloy of copper and zinc) by a master genius, Yervand Kochar (1899-1978). He was an artist whose innovative works attest to incredibly remarkable talent in three genres - painting, graphics and sculpture.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061219.htmlTue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061219.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Entrance and courtyard to Isahakyan House Museum of Gyumri (© K. Vrtanesyan) In 1979 a most honored guest, the Armenian-American writer William Saroyan (1908-1981), paid us a visit here in Gyumri (known then as Leninakan), proudly declared Susanna Mnasaganyan, Director of the Isahakyan House Museum of Gyumri. When he saw Isahakyan’s desk, he knelt before it, kissed it and said, “Bury me here!” Lyric poet, Avetik Sahak Isahakyan, who earned the respect of his nation and whose career was long and prolific, is honored with two house museums.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061206.htmlWed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061206.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Display of ancient earthenware and carpets located on the First Floor To keep the promise that I had made to the museum (and myself), I returned to the National Folk Art Museum of Armenia that I had visited in October a year ago. Located at 64 Abovian Street, it is a short cab ride - or a healthy stroll uphill (if one is predisposed on a sunny autumn day) from Republic Square to the end of Abovian Street.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061205.htmlTue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061205.htmlTravel Wire GYUMRI, ARMENIA ‘The alien world will give you no shack. But even if it gives a palace under the sun, If you do not have a hut in your homeland, You are still a forgotten orphan under a foreign moon.’* – Hovhannes Shiraz Great niece of H. Shiraz, Narineh Khachadurian (© K. Vrtanesyan) In May 2003 I was browsing through a commemorative publication of the Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum while waiting outside the office of His Holiness Karekin II in Etchmiadzin.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061116.htmlThu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20061116.htmlTravel Wire Armenian Church in Brussels (© R. Bedevian) On our most recent trip to Armenia my husband and I made a stop over in Brussels before returning to the USA. Our taxi cab turned right onto Kindermonstraat and with no trouble at all we found Eglise Armenienne Apostolique Sainte Marie-Madeleine. Father Mesrob Barsamian, ordained in Holy Etchmiadzin and a former staff bearer for His Holiness Karekin II, was the guest celebrant.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20060327.htmlMon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20060327.htmlTravel Wire Father Guregh Talian (© K. Vrtanesyan) Standing tall and serene with gentle, yet penetrating eyes, Father Guregh Talian greets me, a visitor from America. Shepherd to his flock for the past nine years, he begins to explain in a soft-spoken manner, ‘Sourb Katoghike (Holy Universal) Church , has 4th century roots. The first structure was destroyed by an earthquake in 1679 and by 1890, the second edifice was finished.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20060320.htmlMon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20060320.htmlOrbeli Brothers - Illustrious Family, Extradordinary Achievements, Pride of a Nation. Travel Wire TSAGHKADZOR, ARMENIA Orbeli Brothers Monument (© K. Vrtanesyan) Despite the light drizzle of rain and overcast clouds of a late October day, Geraseem and Marineh Megerdichian stood on the portico of the Orbeli Brothers’ Museum in Tsaghkadzor and eagerly greeted our party of three with warm smiles. Before we introduced ourselves, Marineh candidly revealed her curiosity and queried, ‘What is your interest in the Orbeli brothers and why have you come here today?https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050803.htmlWed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050803.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Where and how did Modern Armenian Literature and public education come about after centuries of feudal life? This thought kept hovering over me as I continued my visits to Armenian authors’ house museums in Armenia. Where did these authors go to school? Who were their teachers? In turn, who did these authors educate and what contributions did they make? With these queries, I share this cursory and modest extraction of what I have come to appreciate as a third generation Armenian-American.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050526.htmlThu, 26 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050526.htmlEDUCATOR AND POET WHO IMPACTED GENERATIONS - HOVHANNES HOVHANNESYAN Travel Wire ETCHMIADZIN, ARMENIA It was a sunny day with a perfect dose of April breeze as we alit from our cab at Komitas Square and entered the courtyard of the Hovhannes Hovhannesyan House Museum in Etchmiadzin (formerly Vagharshapat), Armenia. Mariam Maghakian, a veteran docent, introduced herself and invited my friend, Gohar, and me to explore the home. It is somewhat reminiscent of the architecture of the Aksel Bakuntz House Museum in Goris in that it was built in traditional Armenian design of its day with a large wooden porch and thick stone walls.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050523.htmlMon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20050523.htmlTravel Wire ASHTARAK, ARMENIA Greeted by the Director, Armida Ghambaryan, and resident docent, Evelina Ghornakchyan, my friend Gohar and I, were treated to a first class tour of the Perj Proshyan House Museum at 4 Proshyan Street in the delightful town of Ashtarak which extends itself on the banks of the Kasakh River 20 kilometers northwest of Yerevan. Ashtarak, which means ‘Tower’ in Armenian, is the capital of the Aragatsotn Province and has spawned many Armenian luminaries , including, among others, Gevorg Emin, Smpat Shahaziz and the beloved Catholicos Nersess Ashtaraketsi [Nersess V (of Ashtarak) 1843-1857].https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041209.htmlThu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041209.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Antonina Pavilaitite was 21 years old in 1944 studying law in Vilnius University, Lithuania when the Soviet authorities arrested her and sent her to Siberia. It was there in exile that she met and married Gourgen Mahari, another victim who was exiled from Armenia to the GULAG twice in his life (1936-1947) and (1948-1954). Gourgen Mahari is still remembered in Armenia today by those old enough and by youth who have been taught by their parents and grandparents.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041208.htmlWed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041208.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA The rain was unrelenting the day my friend, Gohar, and I took a cab that took us from Republic Square to the highest part of Yerevan, well beyond the Cascade, to the birthplace and museum dedicated to Khachatur Abovyan. At the time that Abovyan was born, Kanaker was a small village on the outskirts of Yerevan. Today it is part of the city. There are several interpretations of the name’s origin, one being that it was the name of one of Noah’s sons and when the Ark landed and the waters ebbed, Noah’s son settled here.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041207.htmlTue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041207.htmlTravel Wire ZANGAKATUN, ARMENIA Zangakatun is in the Ararat Province which one reaches by driving south easterly from Yerevan for about 40-45 minutes. Nestled in this rich agricultural part of the country is this bucolic village which is dry and hilly and where tamarisk, buckthorn and spurge grow naturally. It is here where the larks, wrens and finches nest and where the home, museum and final resting place of Baruyr Sevag (1924-1971) is found, one of Armenia’s most beloved poets.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041206.htmlMon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20041206.htmlTravel Wire VANADZOR, ARMENIA I was warmly remembered by Razmig Boghosian, Director of the Stepan Zoryan House Museum and a member of the Union of Armenian Writers, and Juliette Yeghayan, former director (1981-1992), as I stepped into the foyer of the museum at 24 Stepan Zoryan Street, Vanadzor, Armenia. It is a beautiful pink stone (tufa) house with an inviting courtyard adorned with apple trees, rose bushes and a bust of the writer by sculptor Marat Minasyan.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040728.htmlWed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040728.htmlTravel Wire We visited Hovhannes Toumanian’s boyhood home in Dsegh on our June 2003 trip. That was an epiphany for me. It was at that time that I recalled Father Diran’s appeal to learn more about our Armenian authors and to celebrate our Armenian literary heritage year round. When I returned last year, I undertook the task. It has been and continues to be a wonder-filled journey with one discovery after another unfolding.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040720.htmlTue, 20 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040720.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA It was a very hot, sunny summer’s day in the latter part of June when my friend and I knocked at the door of 26 Zarubian Street, Yerevan, Armenia. One cannot visit Armenia without hearing the name Isahakyan. It is a ‘household’ word, for Avetik Isahakyan is an icon of the Armenian people. He lived a long and fully productive life, creating poetry and prose that has found its way into the heart and soul of his people.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040715.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040715.htmlTravel Wire YEREVAN, ARMENIA Usually it is very hot and dry in Armenia during the month of July in Yerevan, Armenia. However, it rained heavily throughout this one particular day during my last visit. My friend Gohar had a morning to spend with me before she met her students to teach English lessons. She and I sported our umbrellas and boldly walked up Abovian Street from Hotel Armenia. We reached our destination - 29 Abovian Street - where together for one hour we mused over the life of a man who had lived and worked at that address in what is today known as the Derenik Demirdjian House Museum.https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040712.htmlMon, 12 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/orig/rb-20040712.htmlTravel Wire Recently my husband and I returned from a two-week visit to Armenia. Every time that we visit, we encounter new people, places, events. On this trip I had a personal mission to visit as many of the Armenian authors’ House Museums as our schedule would allow as I am presently writing monthly installments about Armenian authors for the St. Leon Armenian Church newsletter (Lradoo) at the request of Father Diran Bohajian.