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The Armenian Institute is dedicated to making Armenian culture and history a living experience through innovative programmes, educational resources, workshops, academic events, exhibits and performances.The Institute is a UK Registered Charity No. 1088410.
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My Dear Brother: Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago
Arshile Gorky Self Portrait
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THE ARMENIAN INSTITUTE PRESENTS:
An unusual exhibition opens at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, on May 1. “My Dear Brother: Armenian life in Turkey 100 years ago” provides fascinating insights into life towards the end of the Ottoman Empire through a large collection of postcards of daily life and scenery from across the region. The exhibition of both enlarged images and original postcards was conceived and put together by Osman Köker, based on his book by the same name (Istanbul: Birzamanlar, 2005). The postcards are from the collection of Orlando Carlo Calumeno and have already been displayed in Istanbul, Yerevan, Geneva, Paris, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt. The Armenian Institute has organised the exhibition which is sponsored by the St Sarkis Charity Trust and Diana and Panos Katsouris.
The postcard exhibition, with maps and texts, will be displayed on the lower ground floor of the Brunei Gallery. The Armenian Institute plans a range of events to complement the exhibition including a lecture series, films, oral history workshops, music and storytelling. Two of the storytelling events will take place at the Brunei with stories shared by the peoples of the region and the music performed will also reflect this diversity. |
An oral history-based community exhibition will run simultaneously on the ground floor of the Gallery, displaying objects of that era found today in London Armenians’ homes. Rugs, metal-work, pottery, clothing and other textiles will be among these pieces. The original uses of these items will be explained in accompanying texts and videos, alongside photographs of their present place in the household.
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG. (Tube: Russell Square)
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A Celebration Arshile Gorky.
With Nouritza Matossian
March 10 at 8:00 pm; Kensington Central Library Lecture Theatre, Phillimore Walk, W8 7RX. (Tube: High Street Kensington)
Admission: £5; £3 for AI Friends
Inspired by the Tate Retrospective in a novel presentation Nouritza Matossian highlights new aspects of the artist’s personality and art. Do not miss the discussion on Gorky which will follow with distinguished psychoanalyst and writer Judit Szekacs-Weisz.
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