Armenian Museum’s Arshile Gorky Exhibit Highlights Artist’s Watertown Roots

WATERTOWN – A special exhibition at the Armenian Museum of America, “Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Connections,” celebrates the life of the Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky and his roots in Watertown, Massachusetts. “After the Armenian Genocide of 1915, many Armenians came to Watertown,” said Jason Sohigian, the Executive Director of the Armenian Museum of America.…

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Armenian Museum of America Hosting Discussion and Performance of Century-Old Armenian Music

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The following press release was provided by the Armenian Museum of America WATERTOWN – The Armenian Museum of America is elated to present “Early Recordings of Armenian Classics” featuring the eminent musician and composer Ara Dinkjian, on November 9, 2023, at 7 pm. In this distinctive event, Ara Dinkjian will discuss early recordings of well-known Armenian songs, play recordings made more than…

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Armenian Museum Offering Free Admission and Hosting Panel of Esteemed Artists During Upcoming Weekend

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The following press release was provided by the Armenian Museum of America Watertown – The Armenian Museum of America will host a series of programs the weekend of September 23-24 highlighted by an artist panel discussing Ara Oshagan’s “Disrupted, Borders” exhibition currently showing in the Museum’s contemporary galleries.  The event will bring Oshagan together with curator Ryann…

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Armenian Museum of America Receives Donation of Artwork by Literary Genius William Saroyan

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The following press release was provided by the Armenian Museum of America WATERTOWN – Following the donation of Ruben Amirian’s “Homage to Mesrop Mashtots,” a 14-foot composite work celebrating the Armenian alphabet, art collector and Museum Trustee Joan Agajanian Quinn has gifted two watercolors by literary genius William Saroyan and two drawings from his son…

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