“Vorogayt Parats (Snare of Glory) as a draft of the first Constitution”
The History Museum of Armenia hosted a meeting discussion on the topic “Vorogayt Parats (Snare of Glory) as a draft of the first Constitution”. The meeting was dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the book “Vorogayt Parats“, first printed in the Armenian printing house of Madras, India. Seda Galstyan, Head of the Modern and Contemporary History Department of the Museum, presented the activities of Shahamir Shahamiryan and […]
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Semantic Commonalities of Some Ornamental Designs in Armenian Carpets and Costumes
Research worker of the Ethnographic Department at the History Museum of Armenia and Candidate of Historical Sciences Lilia Avanesyan presented the semantic commonalities of some ornamental designs in Armenian carpets and costumes, and revealed the earliest notions and perceptions about the world, underlying the national culture.
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Footwear within the System of Armenian Costumes
A lecture on “Footwear within the System of Armenian Costumes” was held in the framework of the exhibition “Fragments of Identity: Costume.” Candidate of Sciences in History, ethnographer Svetlana Poghosyan spoke about the role of footwear within the system of Armenian costumes and touched upon its festive-ritual use.
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Dance, Costume, and Identity
Within the exhibition “Fragments of Identity: Costume” the lecture on “Dance, Costume, and Identity” was held, during which Gagik Ginosyan, Artistic Director of “Karin” Folk Song and Dance Ensemble and Honoured Culture Worker of the Republic of Armenia, revealed the manifestations of the national costume in everyday life, and in the art of dancing. A national […]
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Wedding dress: from a green-red to a white wedding
The lecture entitled “Wedding dress: from a green-red to a white wedding” took place within the exhibition “Fragments of Identity: Costume”, during which ethnographer Gayane Shagoyan touched upon the Armenian wedding rituals of preparing and dressing the newly weds, at the same time examining the formation and transformation of some symbolical and functional meanings of the wedding […]
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Van Self-Defense Battles, their Role and Significance
On the initiative of the History Museum of Armenia, a lecture entitled “Van Self-Defense Battles, their Role and Significance” dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, was held at the Artists’ Union of Armenia, on April 22. Hamo Sukiasyan, senior researcher of the HMA Department of the New and Modern History, candidate of sciences […]
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Weapons that Made History
On January 28, 2021, on the initiative of the History Museum of Armenia, a lecture entitled “Weapons that Made History” and dedicated to the Armenian Army Day, was organized at the Fatherland Defender Rehabilitation Centre. Seda Galstyan, the Head of the New and Modern History Department of the Museum, delivered the lecture. At the end […]
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Orientalism and Armenian carpets
On February 21, 2020, a lecture entitled “Orientalism and Armenian Carpets” was held at the History Museum of Armenia. The theme of the presentation were the numerous images of Armenian carpets on the canvases of Western European orientalists of the 19th century, an issue that is poorly explained and requires a more extensive and comprehensive […]
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The 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
On December 17, 2019, a lecture on “The 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War” took place in the History Museum of Armenia, with the participation of the teachers and schoolchildren of Chekhov School. The lecture contained new facts on the participation of the Armenians in the Great Patriotic War and started […]
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Zvartunk. On the Interpretation of an Ornamental Band from Zvartnots
On December 14, 2019, art historian Zaruhi Hakobyan (Candidate of Sciences in Art Studies) delivered a lecture, entitled “Zvartunk”. On the Interpretation of an Ornamental Band from Zvartnots” at the History Museum of Armenia.