The History Museum of Armenia opened a temporary exhibition “Relics of Identity from Lost Gardman, Shirvan and Nakhichevan,” which was organized in collaboration with the “Gardman-Shirvan-Nakhichevan” Pan-Armenian Union.

Davit Poghosyan, Director of the Museum, gave the opening speech, noting that the unique archaeological, ethnographic, and documentary examples presented in the exhibition are of relic significance for us today, as it is difficult to find Armenian traces in those areas. Vilen Gabrielyan, Deputy of the National Assembly, Chairman of the “Gardman-Shirvan-Nakhichevan” Pan-Armenian Union, mentioned in his speech that the purpose of the exhibition is to present the historical and cultural heritage of the Armenian territories, which our compatriots living in Gardman, Shirvan and Nakhichevan have accumulated over the centuries. Hranush Kharatyan, Ph.D., ethnographer, and Rouben Galichian, geographer, cartographer, from whose collection some maps were included in the exhibition, also spoke.

About four dozen unique examples included in the exhibition – historical maps, medieval monuments, carpets, jewellery, photographs, etc. – give an idea of the culture created by the Armenian people in the above-mentioned areas over the centuries.

The exhibition will run for the coming months.