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Memorial week dedicated to the Greek Genocide
02.06.2023
A series of events dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Greek Genocide organised in the Ottoman Empire took place from May 19 to 27 thanks to the initiative of AGMI and with the participation of the Greek community in Armenia.
Flowers were laid at the memorial stone in the yard of the Greek Centre in the town of Alaverdi took place, followed by a prayer by Rev. Mikael Shaghoyan, pastor of the Alaverdi community, in memory of the martyred Greeks on May 19.
The event was attended by Arkadi Tamazyan, head of the Alaverdi community, Emmanuel Asimakopoulos, the Greek Consul in Armenia, Suren Manukyan, head of the AGMI Dadrian Department of Comparative Genocide Studies, members of the Greek community of Armenia and others.
Mayor of Rostov-On-Don Alexey Logvinenko visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
01.06.2023
On May 30, the delegation led by the Mayor of Rostov-On-Don, Alexey Logvinenko, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, Stepan Machyan, and the heads of three factions of the Council of Elders.
The guests were welcomed by the Edita Gzoyan, AGMI Deputy Director for Scientific Work, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
The President of the Argentina-Armenia Friendship Group of the Senate of Argentina, Guillermo Andrada, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
31.05.2023
On May 30, the delegation led by the president of the Argentina-Armenia friendship group of the Senate of the Republic of Argentina, Guillermo Andrada, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the head of the RA NA Armenia-Argentina friendship group Ishkhan Saghatelyan, group members Elinar Vardanyan, Hasmik Hakobyan, Arman Ghazaryan and Sergey Bagratyan.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia Urška Klakočar Zupancic visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
30.05.2023
On May 30, the delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia, Urška Klakočar Zupancic, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by RA NA Deputy Speaker Hakob Arshakyan, Head of RA NA Armenia-Slovenia Friendship Group Seyran Ohanyan, group member Mariam Poghosyan and RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovenia Ashot Hovakimyan.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organized by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
STATEMENT
27.05.2023
The “Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute” Foundation (AGMI) states that the papers in the boxes seen in the video broadcast on the Internet today are only drafts of working copies of items used in exhibitions, conferences and lectures organised by the AGMI in various years.
The AGMI will, in the near future, be issuing a request to the author to refute the video and we urge those spreading it not to spread unverified information.
VAHAKN DADRIAN 97
On the occasion of the birthday of the famous Genocide scholar
26.05.2023
The employees of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute today paid a visit to the grave of the world-renowned Armenian Genocide scholar Vahakn Dadrian.
May 26 is Vahakn Norair Dadrian’s birthday. He was a famous Armenian scientist, prominent Genocide scholar and a famous scholar of the history of the Armenian Genocide. He was a descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors. His family, having survived the Armenian Genocide and following the path of exile, first settled in Damascus. The family then moved to Constantinople, where his father, Hagop Dadrian, married for the second time and where Vahakn Norair Dadrian was born on 26 May 1926.
Vahakn’s childhood memory held stories of Armenian women that, having survived the Armenian Genocide, would gather on various occasions for secret conversations in which the terrifying word “massacre” was constantly heard. He was, however, unaware at that time of what had happened because there was an accepted habit of not raising this topic within Armenian families in Constantinople. This was also because mention of the Armenian Genocide was officially forbidden in Kemalist Turkey.
ANNOUNCEMENT
“Teaching the Topic of the Armenian Genocide” Educational Programme
V Summer School for Teachers
25.05.2023
The “Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute” Foundation is organising a three-day summer school for teachers teaching Armenian history titled “Teaching the topic of the Armenian Genocide,” on July 19-21, 2023.
This summer school may be attended by public middle and high school Armenian history teachers, who should apply justifying the importance of their participation in the programme.
Application responses will be given at least 3 weeks prior to the start of the summer school.
TREE PLANTING IN THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL AREA AND THE OPENING OF THE RENOVATED AGMI COLLECTIONS STORE
With the support of the Central Board of the Ramgavar Party
25.05.2023
Trees were planted on an area of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex on the initiative of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) directorate and with the assistance of the Central Board of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party – Ramgavar (ADL) on May 23. They were planted in an area of about 7,000 square metres and more will be planted on another 1.5 hectares in the future. Participants involved were members of Ramgavar Party, AGMI employees, as well as students and teachers of the following Yerevan schools: the Vardanants Aspetner No. 106, Gagik Stepanyan No. 135, Ashot Navasardyan No. 196, Lev Tolstoy No. 128 and the Artashes Shahinyan Physical and Mathematical Special School.
However, before the actual tree planting began, members of the ADL laid a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, then placed flowers near the Eternal Fire and observed a minute’s silence in memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Dear visitor,
The Armenian Genocide Museum will be closed on May 28, 2023.
Sincerely,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
23.05.2023
The delegation led by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Leo Docherty visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on May 22, accompanied by the RA Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan.
The guests were welcomed by the AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
CONCENTRATION CAMPS DURING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE։ ROAD TO THE DEATH
Conference Invitation
19.05.2023
Date: 18-20 September 2023
Conference venue: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Yerevan
Organizer: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
The first “concentration camps” emerged at the end of the 19th century. The Spanish introduced camps in Cuba, the United States in the Philippines, the British in the South African Republic (Transvaal), and, later, the Germans in German Southwest Africa. The camps were used to target a wide range of persons in large-scale conflicts.
Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) researcher Narek Poghosyan participated in the international conference, dedicated to the Genocide of the people of Kurdistan, titled “On the Genocide of the Feyli Kurds” held in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
18.05.2023
Armenian Genocide Museum-Istitute (AGMI) researcher Narek Poghosyan participated in the international conference dedicated to the Genocide of the people of Kurdistan titled “On the Genocide of the Feyli Kurds” held in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, from 2nd to the 4th May.
A top committee, consisting of the leadership of the Saladin, Soran, and Dohuk universities in Iraqi Kurdistan, was formed to arrange and hold this conference. Over 160 short and 88 research reports from 25 countries were presented during its three days.
Various reports were presented during the conference concerning the actions taken by Saddam Hussein's regime against the Kurds and, especially, about the crimes committed against the Feyli (Shia) Kurds in 1980, when thousands of them were deported from Iraq to Iran or killed and their property confiscated.
Narek Poghosyan gave a report on genocide studies, as well as a comparative analysis of the Armenian genocide and the genocidal actions committed against the Kurds, particularly of the Anfal operations.
Schedule of events dedicated to the memory of the Greek Genocide
(Organized in cooperation with the Greek community in Armenia)
17.05.2023
May 19
12:00 - Laying a wreath in memory of the victims of the Genocide of Greeks in Alaverdi, commemoration event, Alaverdi Greek Center.
May 20
11:00 – Laying a wreath at the Eternal Fire of Tsitsernakaberd.
The presentation of the book “The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks: Reports from the U.S. Press (1913-1922),” compiled by Ara Ketibyan, at the Conference Hall of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.
Summary of the work of the three-day international conference titled “Children and Nation: Forcible Child Transfer and Genocide Convention through Historical and Contemporary Lenses”
16.05.2023
The three-day international conference titled Children and Nation: Forcible Child Transfer and Genocide Convention through Historical and Contemporary Lenses, was held from May 14 to 16 2023.
The conference was opened with a welcoming speech by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who said “There is a well-known phrase: ‘Children are our future.’ It’s a wonderful concept. However, this fact is not only known by people of good will, but also by leaders of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. In the case of totalitarian regimes, such as the Young Turk and Nazi regimes in the 20th century, they either carried out the mass extermination the young generation of the people targeted or tried to assimilate them into their ranks.”
Felix Berry, coordinator of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights and Genocide Scholar Donna-Lee Frieze, a representative of the Contemporary Histories Research Group of Deakin University, Australia, the co-organisers of the conference, welcomed the attendees. They both said that they were happy that this conference was taking place, as it had been planned to be held in 2020 but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had been postponed.
The delegation of the V. Brusov State University and the University of Bucharest visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
11.05.2023
The students of V. Brusov State University and Bucharest University visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on May 11, led by the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Bucharest, Member of the European Parliament for 2009-2019 Christian Preda and the Rector of V. Brusov State University Davit Gyurjinyan. The delegation also included representatives of the International Organization of Francophonie.
The guests were welcomed by the AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
International Conference at AGMI
07.05.2023
On May 13-15, an international conference “CHILDREN AND NATION: FORCIBLE CHILD TRANSFER AND GENOCIDE CONVENTION THROUGH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY LENSES” will be held in the AGMI Conference Hall.
The conference is organized by the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Modern History Research Group of Deakin University, Australia.
You can find the conference program and information about speakers at the conference website:
https://childandnationconf.am.
THE GLORIFICATION AND HERO-WORSHIP OF THE YOUNG TURK ORGANISERS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN REPUBLICIAN TURKEY: MEHMED TALAAT
06.05.2023
The Turkish authorities, adhering to the policy of denying the genocide carried out by the Young Turks, try to avoid condemning the crime that was committed and confronting their own past by falsifying history and covering up historical facts in every possible way.
Great Britain, France and Russia issued a joint statement regarding the deportation and massacres of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire on May 24, 1915, describing them as crimes against humanity. This statement on bringing the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide to justice had its logical continuation immediately after the First World War. Within the framework of the Paris Peace Conference, the first international body investigating war crimes was established on January 25, 1919. This was the Commission on the Responsibility and Punishment of the Authors of War. This body was supposed to find out who unleashed the First World War and to impose punishments on those who committed war crimes.
The commission was also presented with a list of perpetrators of crimes against Armenians, in which Enver, Jemal and Talaat Pasha were among the main culprits who were recognised as being responsible for war crimes and crimes against the laws of humanity. The commission, after studying much evidence that had been obtained, stated that during the war, Turkey had committed gross violations of the rights of soldiers and citizens, which were against the laws and customs of war, as well as the laws of humanity and that the individuals who were guilty of these violations should be prosecuted.
Xavier Bertrand, the President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council of France, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
03.05.2023
On May 3, the delegation headed by Xavier Bertrand, the chairman of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council of France, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France Hasmik Tolmajyan.
The guests were welcomed by the AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
Galina Izotova, the President of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
02.05.2023
Galina Izotova, the President of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on May 2 together with her family members.
The guests were welcomed by the AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna paid tribute to the memory of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide
27.04.2023
On April 27, the delegation led by the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France Hasmik Tolmajian, and France's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Anne Luo.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan.
The Ministers laid wreaths at the Genocide monument, after which the guests put flowers at the Eternal Fire and observed a minute’s silence in memory of the innocent martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.
The head of the “Republicans” faction of the French Senate, Bruno Retailleau, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
24.04.2023
On April 24, the delegation headed by the leader of the “Republicans” faction in the Senate of the Republic of France, the founder and chairman of the Senate group on Nagorno Karabakh, Bruno Retailleau, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Sargis Khandanyan.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan.
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
24.04.2023
On April 24, the delegation led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by RA Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan and Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to RA Sergey Kopirkin.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan.
Catholicos of All Armenians paid tribute to the memory of the Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide
24.04.2023
On April 24, His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex to commemorate the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. He was accompanied by congregants of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
After placing a wreath at the memorial complex, His Holiness performed an intercession service dedicated to the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide in front of the Eternal Fire.
Government officials and public servants of the Republic of Armenia paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide
24.04.2023
President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, and other National Assembly deputies, other members of the government, and the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Armenia, among others, paid tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex on April 24 in commemoration of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
“MELKON COULD NOT BE NEJIB... FORCIBLE CHILD TRANSFER DURING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE”- The Opening of a New Exhibition at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
22.04.2023
On April 21st, this year’s temporary exhibition was opened at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute: “Melkon could not be Nejib...Forcible child transfer the Armenian Genocide.” This opening ceremony was attended by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic Nora Arisyan, President of AGBU Armenia Vasken Yacoubian, Director of the National Archives of Armenia Artur Stepanyan, President of the “Pyunik” Foundation Gabriel Chamberjian, and Perchuhi Postaljian—the daughter of survivor and author Yervand Postaljian, one of the Armenian orphans of the Turkish orphanage of Adana—in addition to professors, students and other attendees from around the globe.
AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan welcomed the audience, noting that this exhibition would highlight a particularly cruel element of the atrocities committed against Armenians to its audience: the trauma incurred and shouldered by Armenian children during the Armenian Genocide.
The presentation of new publications of AGMI took place
22.04.2023
On April 19th, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute presented eight new books and two journal editions.
Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Harutyun Marutyan noted that the works all focus on the Armenian Genocide and instrumentalize unique sources in furnishing their work: most notably, the memoirs of survivors, survivor testimonies and studies on the policy of Turkification of Armenian children during the Armenian Genocide. Marutyan further added: “The second issue of the 2022 English-language scientific periodical of the International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies, published by the AGMI, is entirely dedicated to different aspects of Artsakh issue and the genocidal policy implemented by Azerbaijan towards Armenians. This publication is important precisely because it represents a way to render the crisis in Artsakh accessible to the general public beyond Armenia in an accessible language.”
Mayor of Lyon Gregory Doucet visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
11.04.2023
On April 10, the delegation led by the mayor of Lyon, Gregory Doucet, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the deputy mayor of Yerevan, Suren Grigoryan, and the heads of fractions of the Yerevan Council of Elders.
The guests were welcomed by the AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. He then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at the end of the 20th century, as well as the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh struggle of survival—these components of the Memorial emphasize the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
Dear visitor,
The Armenian Genocide Museum will be closed on April 9, 2023.
Sincerely,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
“SCHOLARS FOR SCHOLARS”: PROFESSOR BARLOW DER MUGRDECHIAN AWARD FOR AGMI RESEARCHERS
07.04.2023
On the initiative of Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Director of Armenian Studies, California State University, Fresno, for the third time, AGMI researchers were awarded in the best article, monograph, and collection of articles, book chapters and other nominations. This year, the author of the initiative, Barlow Der Mugrdechian, personally handed out the awards in the conference hall of AGMI.
AGMI Director, Dr. Harutyun Marutyan thanked Barlow Der Mugrdechian for being by the side and supporting AGMI.
The third “Scholars for Scholars” Der Mugrdechian Awards were presented in four categories.
The delegation of the Seimas of Lithuania visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
05.04.2023
The delegation of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on April 5, accompanied by RA NA MPs Heriknaz Tigranyan, Lilit Stepanyan and Gayane Yeghiazaryan.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Marian Carey, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Slovak National Council, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
04.04.2023
On April 4, the delegation headed by Marian Carey, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by Sargis Khandanyan, the Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, and Miroslav Hatsek, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to the Republic of Armenia.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Members of the Croatia-Armenia Friendship Group of the Croatian Parliament visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
04.04.2023
On April 4, the delegation led by Davor Ivo Stier, head of the Croatia-Armenia Friendship Group of the Croatian Parliament, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by Hayk Mamijanyan, the head of the Armenia-Croatia Friendship Group of the RA NA.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Members of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group of the Polish Parliament visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
02.04.2023
On April 2, the delegation led by the head of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group of the Polish Parliament, Radoslaw Fogiel, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the head of the RA NA Armenia-Poland Friendship Group, Arusiak Julhakyan, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to the Republic of Armenia, Pawel Chieplak.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Members of the Sweden-Armenia friendship group of the Swedish Parliament visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
01.04.2023
On April 1, the delegation led by the head of the Sweden-Armenia friendship group of the Swedish Parliament, Björn Söder, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the member of the RA NA Armenia-Sweden friendship group, MP Lilit Minasyan.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Mexican senators visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
01.04.2023
Mexican senators Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum, Cecilia Margarita Sanes García and Indira Kempis Martínez visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on April 1, accompanied by Honorary Consul of Mexico in Armenia Nikolay Kostandyan.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region of France, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
31.03.2023
On March 31, the delegation led by the President of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region of France, Laurent Wauquiez, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the RA Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan and RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France Hasmik Tolmajyan.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
The delegation of the RF Federal Assembly visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
17.03.2023
On March 16, the delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the RF Federal Assembly, Yuri Vorobyov, who arrived in Armenia to participate in the 36th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the RA National Assembly and the RF Federal Assembly, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial. Accompanied by Hakob Arshakyan, co-chairman of the inter-parliamentary commission on cooperation between the RF Federal Assembly, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, RA ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Russia, and Sergey Kopirkin, RF ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to RA.
The guests were greeted by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan.
The Iraq-Armenia friendship group visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
14.03.2023
On March 14, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute welcomed the Iraq-Armenia Friendship delegation of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Iraq, chaired by Mohammed Khoshnau, to the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
The delegation was greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who presented the history of the Memorial’s establishment and creation. She then presented the story of the three khachkars placed at Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the Armenians who died in massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku during the 20th century—this component of the Memorial emphasizes the connection between the Armenian Genocide and contemporary acts of persecution and violence against Armenians.
Dear visitor,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute will be closed on March 8, 2023.
Sincerely,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
The newly appointed Ambassador of Mexico to Armenia, Eduardo Villegas Mejias, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
04.03.2023
Newly appointed Ambassador of Mexico to Armenia Eduardo Villegas Mejias (residence: Moscow) visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on March 4, accompanied by Honorary Consul of Mexico to Armenia Nikolay Kostandyan.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Senior guide Hasmik Martirosyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Djuna Bernard visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
28.02.2023
On February 28, the delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Deputy Chairman of the Bureau of the Chamber, Djuna Bernard, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by Sona Ghazaryan, head of the Armenia-Luxembourg Friendship Group of the RA NA, and Tigran Balayan, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
RA high-ranking officials paid tribute to the victims of the Sumgait massacres
27.02.2023
On the 35th anniversary of the mass massacre of Armenians carried out in 27-29 February, 1988, in the city of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan and members of the Security Council visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Sumgait crime.
The newly appointed US Ambassador Kristina Kvien visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
24.02.2023
The newly appointed US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Kristina Kvien visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on February 24.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
22.02.2023
On 22 February, the delegation led by the Minister of Culture of Italy Gennaro Sangiuliano visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial accompanied by Alfred Kocharian, Deputy Minister of the RA ESCS, Arkadi Papoyan, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations and Diaspora, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy Tsovinar Hambardzumyan, and Italian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to RA Alfonso Di Rizzo.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
22.02.2023
The delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, who arrived in Armenia on an official visit, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on February 22, accompanied by RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan.
The Ministers laid wreaths at the Genocide monument, after which the guests put flowers at the Eternal Fire and observed a minute’s silence in memory of the innocent martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.
The former Prime Minister of France, currently the Mayor of Havre, Edouard Philippe, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
22.02.2023
On February 21, the delegation led by the former Prime Minister of France, currently the Mayor of Le Havre, Mr. Edouard Philippe, and the former Minister, currently the Member of the European Parliament, Ms. Nathalie Loiseau, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia, Mrs. Anne Luo.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Deputies of the European Parliament visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
21.02.2023
French MPs of the European Parliament, co-chairs of the friendship group with Artsakh in the Council of Europe Sylvie Guillaume and François Alphonse visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on February 21, accompanied by Gaspar Karapetyan, the president of the European office of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Hay Dat/Armenian Cause, Heghine Evinyan, the director of the same office, and Gevorg Ghukasyan, the head of the special programs of Hay Dat Central Office.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
ORPHANS’ FATHER HOVHANNES TOUMANYAN
Today marks the 154 anniversary of the great Armenian poet– Hovhannes Tumanyan
19.02.2023
The life of the poet concerned with the fate of his nation was also paralleled with active public-political activities. Hovhannes Toumanyan's orphan care activities during and after the Armenian Genocide deserves a special attention.
At the end of July 1915, news arrived about the flow of thousands of refugees to Igdir and Echmiadzin. In July 30 Toumanyan arrived in Echmiadzin with his daughter Nvard, where masses of Armenians, survivors of the Armenian Genocide were gathered. Toumanyan was immediately engaged in a work to provide shelter to the migrants, take care of orphans and provide them with food. Under his direct leadership fundraising was organized, a hospital with 500 beds and an orphanage for 3000 orphans was opened.
In parallel to orphan care works, Hovh. Toumanyan was recruiting orphans from suburbs of Echmiadzin accommodating them in orphanages. He was personally making lists of sick and healthy children providing special treatment to sick Armenian orphans.
Mexican Senate recognizes Armenian Genocide
10.02.2023
The Mexican Senate (Senate of the Republic) adopted a document on February 8 recognizing the Armenian Genocide, citing the need for protection of universal human rights.
At the same time, the Senate calls on the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs to support the official recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Mexico.
Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman’s visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial
08.02.2023
On January 19, the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman, who arrived in Armenia on an official visit, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Croatia Ashot Hovakimyan, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia to the Republic of Armenia Aleksandar Sunko.
The guests were welcomed by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented the guests with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government.
International Association of Genocide Scholars Executive and Advisory Boards:
Statement Condemning the Azerbaijani Blockade of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
03.02.2023
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) Executive and Advisory Boards strongly condemns Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the ongoing aggression against the indigenous Armenian population of the region and warns of the risk of genocide against the Armenian population of that entity. We reaffirm the IAGS Executive Board October 24, 2022 “Statement on Azerbaijani Aggression Against the Republic of Armenia and the Indigenous Armenians of the South Caucasus” and call for the immediate lifting of the blockade.
On December 12, 2022 the government of Azerbaijan imposed a blockade on the enclave of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) creating an ongoing humanitarian crisis for its 120,000 Armenian inhabitant, including 30,000 children and 20,000 elderly.
“Holocaust Remembrance Week” at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
02.02.2023
For the fourth year in a row starting in 2020, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute has organised the “Holocaust Remembrance Week” series of events on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), at the end of January.
This year, the series of events started on January 27, with the commemoration of the innocent genocide victims at the Holocaust and Genocide Victims Monument. The event was attended by representatives of Armenia’s Jewish community, led by its head, Rima Varzhapetyan; the director of the “Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute” Foundation Harutyun Marutyan; Vardan Astsatryan, the Head of the Department of National Minorities and Religion of the RA Government and others. In his speech near the monument, AGMI director Harutyun Marutyan said: “Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated 78 years ago on this day, January 27 and this very day was declared, by the United Nations in 2005, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are not many survivors of the Holocaust after 78 years and the Jews can learn from the Armenians how to preserve and pass on the memory of the genocide to future generations. Today, the victims of the Holocaust are remembered here not only by the Jewish community of Armenia, but also by the Republic of Armenia itself. It is important, however, not to confuse the commemoration of the Holocaust with the politics of the State of Israel. At the moment, 120,000 of our compatriots are under siege in Artsakh as a result of Azerbaijan government policy and it is appropriate to note that two dozen Jewish scientists, journalists and activists sent a letter to the Israeli Foreign Minister, asking for help to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh.”
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The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
Artsakh։ A Genocide by Attrition
19.01.2023
Genocide is not an event but an unfolding process.
According to Raphael Lemkin, the lawyer and human rights activist who coined the concept itself, the term “genocide” encompasses physical annihilation of a group through direct perpetration of harm or indirect action that contributes to this goal. Furthering this assertion, Lemkin also argued that “genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a national group...but is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves.” With this perspective in mind, Lemkin viewed the Nazis’ passive assaults against the Jews—such as apportioning food, depriving people of basic needs to preserve health and life, withholding firewood and medicine, gathering people under conditions detrimental to health— as acts of genocide.
THE BAKU MASSACRES OF 13th-19th JANUARY, 1990
19.01.2023
A group of deputies of the RA National Assembly, representatives and teaching staff of Yerevan State University and Armenian State Pedagogical University, as well as many students and citizens, all paid their respects to the memory of the Armenians who died in the 1990 Baku pogroms, visiting the heights of Tsitsernakaberd today. They laid flowers near the khachkar erected in memory of the victims of those massacres organised by the Azerbaijani government.
The pogroms against the Armenian population of Baku, which took place between January 13 and 19, 1990, should be considered in the context of the ethnic violence and anti-Armenian policy carried out against the Armenian population living in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1988-1990. The first manifestation of this policy was the massacre of the Armenian population of the city of Sumgait during February 27 and 29, 1988. The lack of appropriate legal and political assessment of the Sumgait pogroms created an atmosphere of impunity, which contributed to the further expansion and continuation of anti-Armenian violence.
The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry of Cyprus, Cornelius Cornelius, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
19.01.2023
On January 19, the delegation led by the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry of Cyprus Cornelius Cornelius, who arrived in Armenia to participate in the Armenian-Cypriot political consultations, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
The guests were welcomed by Lusine Abrahamyan, the AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, who presented the history of the creation of the Memorial. She also presented the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organised by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku in the last century, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
The chairman of the Armenia-Mexico friendship group of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
17.01.2023
On January 17, the delegation headed by Berenice Juarez Navarrete, the president of the Armenia-Mexico friendship group of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, who arrived in Armenia on a working visit, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by Gurgen Arsenyan, the head of the Armenian-Mexico friendship group of the National Assembly of the republic of Armenia, and Armella Shakaryan, the Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Mexican States.
The guests were welcomed by Harutyun Marutyan, AGMI Director who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented them with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government. He also related the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of the Memory Wall (Hushapat) who were killed during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
The Speaker of the French National Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial
13.01.2023
At the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (NA RA), the delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of France Yael Broun-Pivet arrived in Armenia and visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on 13 January, accompanied by the Speaker of the RA NA Alen Simonyan, RA NA Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan, RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group Head Vladimir Vardanyan, RA Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the Republic of France and accompanied by Ambassador Plenipotentiary Hasmik Tolmajyan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the Republic of Armenia Anne Luyot.
The guests were welcomed by Harutyun Marutyan, AGMI Director who narrated the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also presented them with the history of the three khachkars placed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku in the last century organised by the Azerbaijani government. He also related the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of the Memory Wall (Hushapat) who were killed during the Artsakh war, emphasizing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide.
Dear visitor,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute will be closed on January 6, 2023.
Sincerely,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
Dear visitor,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute will be closed from December 31 till January 2, 2023.
Sincerely,
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation
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