By Greg Mellen April 24 is one of the most sober days on the calendar for the Armenian community. Armenian Genocide Memorial Day recognizes the onset in 1915 of the campaign of extermination in the Ottoman Empire, modern-day Turkey, that killed an estimated 1.5 million…
By Jeff Landa The early design and lease agreement that would reconfigure Glendale Central Park and make room for the planned Armenian American Museum were approved by the Glendale City Council Tuesday. Council unanimously agreed on a 55-year lease, with 10-year renewal periods, at $1…
Glendale, CA (April 18, 2018) – The Glendale City Council directed City Staff to negotiate the final Ground Lease Agreement for the Armenian American Museum’s Downtown Glendale site with a lease term of up to 95 years at $1 per year and approved the Museum’s…
Glendale, CA (March 26, 2018) – The Armenian American Museum calls on the community to show its support for the historic project developing in Glendale by signing the newly launched online petition at www.ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org/Petition. Mission: The mission of the Museum is to promote understanding and…
More than 300 residents filled the Adult Recreation Center’s auditorium for a presentation and discussion on the historic Armenian American Museum project developing in Glendale. The capacity crowd expressed its strong support for the Museum’s mission, program, and location.
By Jeff Landa Officials for the proposed Armenian American Museum held their first community meeting since announcing the museum’s relocation to downtown Glendale’s Central Park. In 2016, city officials agreed to carve out an area in the Central Park block for the museum and also…
Glendale, CA (March 12, 2018) – More than 300 residents filled the Adult Recreation Center’s auditorium for a presentation and discussion on the historic Armenian American Museum project developing in Glendale. The capacity crowd expressed its strong support for the Museum’s mission, program, and location….
Glendale, CA (February 19, 2018) – The Armenian American Museum will be hosting a community meeting for the public on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center. The community meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about the historic project and…
Glendale residents expressed strong support for the Armenian American Museum and the proposed Central Park design during two community meetings held by the City of Glendale at the Adult Recreation Center and Downtown Central Library. The new and improved Central Park will expand the open…
Glendale, CA (January 24, 2018) – Over 300 Glendale residents attended two community meetings held by the City of Glendale to present its plan for a new and improved Central Park campus that includes the future downtown site of the Armenian American Museum. An overwhelming…