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 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…
Thousands visited and experienced the “Armenia: An Open Wound” exhibition at the Brand Library & Art Center. We were honored to host students from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and colleges from our local community and across the region. Special thanks to all of…
The “Armenia: An Open Wound” exhibition marked its closing day on Saturday, June 11, 2016 with hundreds of visitors and free docent-led tours organized by the Armenian American Museum. Since its international debut on April 16, 2016 at the Brand Library & Art Center, the…
On Friday, June 4, 2016, Los Cambalache performed live on the Brand Library & Art Center Plaza. Cambalache, meaning exchange, is a Chicano-Jarocho group based in East Los Angeles. Founded in 2007 and led by César Castro (sonero, maestro and luthier from Veracruz, Mexico), Cambalache plays and…
On Thursday, June 2, 2016, “Preserving the Past, Building the Future: The Role of Museums in a Changing World” featuring the Hammer Museum, Japanese American National Museum, and Armenian American Museum was held at the Brand Library & Art Center with a capacity audience. The…
On Thursday, May 26, 2016, “Curator in the Spotlight: Illuminating the Armenian Middle Ages” featuring Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum, was held at the Brand Library & Art Center with a capacity audience. Elizabeth Morrison’s presentation invited viewers…
On Thursday, May 19, 2016, internationally renowned Tumo Center for Creative Technologies and leading preservation non-profit CyArk presented “Armenian Heritage: A Virtual Pilgrimage,” a collaborative project to digitally preserve Armenia’s cultural heritage using state-of-the-art 3D scanning technology. The Keynote speakers of the event featured Tumo…
On Friday, May 13, 2016, an exclusive screening of the “Journey to the Homeland” documentary was held at Brand Library & Art Center sharing the story of Film Director Nora Hovsepian’s pilgrimage back to the land her grandparents were forced to flee in 1915. The…
On Thursday, May 5, 2016, a moderated screening of the “Latino Americans: Empire of Dreams (1880-1942)” PBS Documentary Series was held at Brand Library & Art Center exploring the cultural enrichment that was a byproduct of Latin American immigration to the US and the dynamic…