By Jonathan Hilburg The monolithic Armenian American Museum (AAM) in Glendale, California, is officially a step closer to reality after the Glendale City Council voted to approve the current design on April 17. The nearly 60,000-square-foot museum, massed as a dramatic cube that upturns above…
The museum survives its first round of design reviews By Bianca Barragan Glendale’s future Armenian American Museum took a step forward last week when the Glendale City Council approved preliminary designs for the building and surrounding Glendale Central Park. Urbanize LA reports the council is…
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…