‘Treasures Of Holy Etchmiadzin’ Exhibition To Open At Pushkin ArtGal

‘TREASURES OF HOLLY ETCHMIADZIN’ EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT PUSHKIN ART GALLERY
By Susana Margarian

AZG Armenian Daily
30/03/2006

‘Treasures of Holly Etchmiadzin” exhibition will be held at the Pushkin
Art Gallery in Moscow within the framework of Armenia’s Year in Russia
on April 1-20.

RA Embassy in Russia and the Mother See of Holly Etchmiadzin initiates
the exhibition. The official opening ceremony of the exhibition will
take place on March 31 in the Greek Yard of the gallery.

Mediabrend company informed that this is not the first exhibition of
the Armenian works of art and historical relics at the Pushkin Art
Gallery. In the 50s of 20th century the museum and the Armenian
archeologists carried out an expedition to the ancient Urartu
capital Erebuni. The excavation in the territory of the ancient city
lasted over 20 years. The archeologists revealed precious samples,
as well as well preserved constructions, including palace and temple
complexes with fresco galleries. Some of the samples revealed during
the excavations are exhibited in the Pushkin Art Gallery’s hall of
ancient civilizations.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS