The Armenian Institute is honoured to be chosen to house the important archive of photojournalist Harry Koundakjian. Donated by his children, Lola Koundakjian and Vicken Koundakjian, significant items from the archive will be on temporary display at AI from February 10 to 13.

Harry Koundakjian was a very well-known photojournalist and photography at Associated Press (AP) from the 1950s to his retirement in 2006, first as a freelancer and then as a full-time staffer. Lola and Vicken have entrusted us not only with their treasured family memories but also with a very important visual memory which Harry Koundakjian contributed to, adding a new perspective through his unique gaze on cultural memory and history with his pictures taken in the Middle East. Africa and Asia.

We are very thankful to Lola and Vicken for choosing AI to host his archive. Like our other archives, Mischa Kudian, Christopher Walker, Charles Dowsett, Joan George, George Kurkjian, we are happy to look after them in our Institute with professional care. Please visit us to see the archives in person or via zoom online. We are also working on digitising and cataloging our archives to make them more accessible.