This February we were lucky to host our dear friend, Lola Koundakjian all the way from New York City. Lola has long been a friend and supporter of the Armenian Institute, and we are huge fans of her work. Lola is a poet, editor and artist and founded the Armenian Poetry Project where she digitises and translates Armenian poetry. In May of 2021 we celebrated 15 years of the APP, and hosted a podcast with Lola where she recited some of her wonderful poetry.
This year, Lola came to London to bring us the first batch of her late father’s, photojournalist Harry Koundakjian’s archives, which she and her brother Vicken Koundakjian have decided to donate to the Armenian Institute.
hosted 2 incredible events with us. The first was a conversation and exhibition honouring the life and legacy of her father, Harry Koundakjian, a photographer with Associated Press from the 1960s to his retirement in 2006. The second event was an intimate poetry workshop that brought together writers from across the globe. We had the most amazing week, filled with exciting project ideas, appreciation of literature, art and poetry and of course, lots of coffee!
