EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO ARMENIAN LEGIONNAIRES TO BE HELD IN CALIFORNIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.10.2009 12:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Studies Program in cooperation with
the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State will mark the opening of a
new exhibit, Legion Armenienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism
in the Middle East," to run in the Library through the end of November.
Legion Armenienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle
East" is a traveling exhibit developed and prepared by the Armenian
Library and Museum of America (ALMA) in honor of the Legionnaires
and their devotion to their nation and to the cause of liberty during
World War I.
The exhibit will open in late October and run through the end of
November on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library on campus.
The exhibit explores the formation, training, military action, and
postwar activities of this all-volunteer force through photographs
and narratives.
ALMA commissioned this traveling exhibit, incorporating the community
spirit of the original into an informative historic, literary, and
artistic presentation.
The reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 1,
on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library. Admission to the
special opening is free and open to the public.