Art

Culture

Armenian American artist Lusine Saakyan weaves history into art

Lusine Saakyan is a self-taught Armenian American artist whose work probes resilience, culture and ancestry. Born in Armenia, with roots…

Read More »
Reflections

Reflecting on the legacy of the reopened Gulbenkian Museum

A year ago, when I arrived in Lisbon to pursue an LLM in human rights advocacy at NOVA School of…

Read More »
The Homeland

Lusine Tumanyan and the medicine of cultural restoration

Every year, thousands of people visit the Matenadaran, where ancient Armenian manuscripts, historical documents and precious canvases are preserved. Most…

Read More »
Columns

Founding the Museum

In 2018, I reapplied to college. Yes, at my age. Massachusetts has a program at its state universities allowing seniors,…

Read More »
The Homeland

Shakart, the artist turning Charbakh into an open-air gallery

Sharur Street begins beneath the stern gaze of Alexandre Cabanel’s famous painting “The Fallen Angel.” The massive mural watches over…

Read More »
Culture

11 works celebrating Armenian fathers and grandfathers

Whether near or far, fathers and grandfathers can have an indelible impact on our lives, careers and relationships. Historically, Armenian…

Read More »
Culture

An underwater village and silenced pain in Senia Baloyan’s art

The story of artist Senia Baloyan involves the border, a childhood home gone underwater, parental love, and silent tragedies voiced…

Read More »
Art

A path to restitution: Armenian Genocide looted art

How might efforts to recover Nazi looted art from the Holocaust inform efforts to recover art looted during the Armenian…

Read More »
The Homeland

Two voices, one field: Shaping art therapy in Armenia

Art as healing: A story from Tatev Harutyunyan’s experience A 60-year-old woman entered psychotherapy with depression, psychosomatic headaches and a…

Read More »
Diaspora

Aurora Mardiganian’s story moves Argentina’s students

In observance of National Law 26, 199, which designates April 24 as the Day of Action for Tolerance and Respect…

Read More »
Back to top button