WORKS OF PUPILS OF NATIONAL AESTHETIC CENTER OF ARMENIA PRESENTED AT EXHIBITION OPENED IN BEIRUT

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Dec 13 2006

BEIRUT, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Opening of the
exhibition entitled "Peace to Lebanon" presented by the National
Aesthetic Center of Armenia took place on December 11 at the UNESCO
hall of Beirut, under the patronage of the RA Embassy to Lebanon and
the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon.

According to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by the RA
Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information Department, authors of
the 33 works presented at the exhibition are pupils (7-15 year old)
of the National Aesthetic Center who, impressed by the events taken
place in Lebanon in July-August, expressed their feelings through
paintings. Representatives of the Lebanon authorities, parliament
deputies, statesmen and cultural figures, representatives of the
Lebanese Armenian community, journalists were present at the opening
ceremony of the exhibition. Mr.Omar Halablab, the Director General of
the Lebanese Ministry of Culture appreciated the Armenian culture and
passed Minister of Culture Doctor Tarek Mitri’s feelings of gratitude
to the RA Ambassador and, in his person, to the Armenian people. RA
Ambassador to Lebanon V.Ter-Ghevondian mentioned in the opening
speech that authors of the paintings, displaying some painting skills,
however, kept the frankness and bright imagination characteristical
for children. The Ambassador also expressed a hope that after being
successfully exhibited in Yerevan, it will enjoy warm reception in
Beirut as well. All the guests present at the exhibition mentioned that
the exhibited paintings are a nice evidence of the Armenian-Lebanese
warm and sincere friendship.