ARMENIAN EXHIBITION OPENS

Panorama.am
20:19 25/09/2007

The "Holy Armenia-Return Home" exhibition opened just days ago. Already
thousands of visitors have viewed these relics from the ancient past
at the History Museum. "The number of visitors is growing daily. An
average number is around 300-350. There have been days when the number
of guests has reached 600," stated History Museum director, Angela
Grigoryan. In her words, many of the visitors are Diaspora Armenians
and tourists, yet the largest number is made up of local Armenians.

We note that before the exhibition went on display at the Louvre,
it was also shown at the History Museum, the Matenadaran, and in
Etchmiadzin. The fact that it was shown in the Louvre especially
interests Armenians. "It is quite attractive to people that the
exhibition was shown in the Louvre. There are people that know the
exhibition was brought from the Louvre.

To be rated highly enough to be shown there adds a new dimension to
the exhibition, making people look at it differently," Grigoryan
said. At the Louvre, the 4th-18th century khachkars commanded the
most attention, but in Armenia more interest is shown in sculpture,
manuscripts, and such relics.

We inform that, with the permission of various ministries, students
from the provinces will be given free entry.

The exhibition’s opening ceremony took place on September 11 in the
History Museum. The showing will continue until November 30.