WHY SHOULD ARMENIANS GO ABROAD TO ADMIRE ARMENIAN CULTURE?

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[12:59 pm] 05 March, 2007

The administration of picture gallery of Alaverdi has already forgotten
the time when they last had visitors. But even nowadays the picture
gallery can be proud of its unique paintings of renowned artists.

The valuable canvases of the picture gallery are especially ignored by
pupils who complain of the absence of attractions and entertainment
centers in town. "In my opinion, the picture gallery must keep on
working actively as the works of great artists and unknown painters
are displayed here. I wish the young generation had a chance to get
acquainted with Hakob Hakobyan, Grigor Khanjyan and Terlemezyan."

"Why should we go to France to admire Terlemezyan’s paintings when
we can see them in our town?" says Rafael Jahoutyan, director of the
picture gallery.

It is noteworthy, that the site of the picture gallery doesn’t meet
the required standards. Though the administration of the National Art
Gallery expressed readiness to allocate paintings every 1-2 months they
cannot realize it because of the lack the corresponding conditions.

Many years ago the picture gallery of Alaverdi exhibited the canvases
of Garzu and Martiros Saryan.

Currently the administration of the picture gallery is concerned over
the following problem; to preserve the already existing canvases.