The splendid David Sorgato Gallery has arranged an exhibition ‘Ancient Stars, Visions from Anatolia to the Caucasus’ at his gallery in Milan as part of the program for ‘The Hali Colloquium in Italy: Florence, Milan, Turin, and Genoa‘. On display are fantastic rugs from the 17th and 18th rugs. All of them have the same …
Many carpets in the David Sorgato gallery, is Armenian Read More »
Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The gun in front of the Lahore Museum described in the first chapter is an existing piece called Zamzama, sometimes referred to as Kim’s …
Zamzama cannon cast by an Armenian gunsmith, Armenians in India Read More »
Preliminaries for the Miss Universe 2022 pageant ended in the U.S., where 25-year-old Armenian representative Kristina Ayanian spoke about the right to life and the power of women in Armenia, NEWS.am reports. At the national costume stage, Kristina took the stage in a cape dress that featured ornaments used in Armenian carpet weaving and a shield that …
Armenia for Right to Life: Kristina Ayanian from stage of Miss Universe 2022 pageant Read More »
Turkish historian Taner Akçam expressed concern over the blockade of Lachin Corridor and the resulting humanitarian crisis, Armenpress reports. “Today is Christmas Day for Armenians. I wish all Armenian friends Merry Christmas. May this holiday bring us all happiness, peace, and good days. I want to add that our hearts and feelings are with the Armenians in Karabakh …
FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE – During this Christmas period, more than 200 intellectuals, writers, artists, and cultural figures, including Sylvain Tesson, Carole Bouquet, and Philippe Katerine, are mobilizing for the 120,000 Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, threatened with ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan. During this Christmas period when we will join our loved ones, where will rejoice in celebrating the family …
“We must save the 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh!”, Le Figaro Read More »
This unique “Mother’s Hands” khachkar, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, is located in Lowell (Massachusetts, USA). The stone is carved in the form of a caring and tired mother’s hands, which seem to be made of a wool khachkar. The monument is unusual in that …
“Would exchange grandiose history for a better geostrategic situation”. Armenia could adopt this formula. At the time of the clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh, Le Figaro Histoire devotes an exceptional file to this country almost three thousand years old. To understand the dilemma that Armenia faces, the best specialists explore its history since its appearance in the …
The Centre for Research of the Christian East at the University of Salzburg, also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, has awarded five research grants to young scholars within the framework of the first grant competition dedicated to the spiritual and cultural heritage of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), NEWS.am reports. This grant program is funded by the …
The University of Salzburg supports the study of Artsakh’s Armenian cultural heritage Read More »
The Treaty of Arbroath acknowledges the roots of Scottish people originating in the ancient Black Sea kingdom of Scythia, whose roots trace back to Armenia. Similar connections occur in Ireland where, ironically, much of Britain’s prehistory was recorded. Eire’s early settlers came from the north, ostensibly from the western isles of Scotland, where they’d already …
From the Armenian Highlands to Scotland, Freddy Silva Read More »
A Sámi drum is a shamanic ceremonial drum used by the Sámi people of Northern Europe. The Sámi people inhabit a land stretching from the Norwegian coast in the northwest, across the northern parts of Sweden and Finland, to the Kola Peninsula in the northeast, a part of Russia. The earliest mention of the drums …