EXHIBITION OF CULTURE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES OPENED IN YEREVAN
ArmRadio.am
04.07.2006 16:55
Exhibition of painting and decorative-applied art of ethnic minorities
of Armenia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of declaration of
independence of the Republic of Armenia opened today in RA State
Museum of Folk Arts.
The exhibition was organized by RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
Affairs and will continue till July 8.
10 out of 11 ethnic minorities of Armenia presented their culture
at the exhibition. These included the Yezidi, Kurdish, Russian,
Greek, Assyrian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Georgian
communities.
According to the coordinator of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
Affairs Armenuhi Demirchyan, the German community did not participate
in the exhibition because of a good reason.
Armenuhi Demirchyan noted that the objective of the exhibition is to
demonstrate that the ethnic minorities on the territory of Armenia
fully preserve their national peculiarities, culture and language.
The exhibition was attended by RA Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs
Hasmik Poghosyan and Adviser to RA President Sergo Yeritsyan. The
latter informed that a cultural center for ethnic minorities will be
opened in Armenia in the fall.