It is with regret that we announce that our director, Tatevik Ayvazyan is leaving the Armenian Institute at the end of the month. She has been with us for nearly three very busy and exciting years, leading the organisation and successfully navigating through the challenging times of Covid, the Artsakh war and the office/library move.
Under Tatevik’s leadership, AI has effectively transitioned to become a significant institution and major player in the Armenian Diaspora. Since joining, she worked tirelessly to elevate the Armenian Institute to its current position - an organisation that houses the largest Armenian library and archives collection in the UK (and amongst the largest in Europe), offers an impressive platform of language classes, runs a wide variety of events and podcast programmes as well as publishing a magazine and books and making films.
She and her team have collaborated and built bridges with other neighbouring cultural organisations. In that respect, they have truly raised the organisation's profile and made Armenian culture relevant.
While we are sad to see Tatevik leave AI, we know that she is moving to new, exciting projects in filmmaking and the literary world and we certainly look forward to working with her on future projects and initiatives. We are certain that you will all agree that she leaves AI in much better shape than when she joined.
With thanks and our best wishes for continued success,
AI Team