In Yerevan, the women of the Taste of Artsakh social entrepreneurship program have been busy baking since early morning. They are all women from the Hadrut region in Karabakh. They got a special order to bake Kuliches for the Easter holidays. It is the Russian name for Easter bread. But, it became a traditional part… Continue reading Kulich, the Easter pastry delivered directly to your home
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Shushi Carpets: A Treasure in Yerevan
Carpets from Artsakh (Karabakh) are now part of the Alexander Tamanyan National Museum-Institute. The Armenian carpets were taken out of the city during the 202 Artsakh War on November 1 by their owner Vartan Astsatryan. There, they were on display at the Shushi Carpets Museum. Seeing that the war was getting closer, Vartan Astsatryan quickly… Continue reading Shushi Carpets: A Treasure in Yerevan
Shushi Carpets: A Treasure in Yerevan
Carpets from Artsakh (Karabakh) are now part of the Alexander Tamanyan National Museum-Institute. The Armenian carpets were taken out of the city during the 202 Artsakh War on November 1 by their owner Vartan Astsatryan. There, they were on display at the Shushi Carpets Museum. Seeing that the war was getting closer, Vartan Astsatryan quickly… Continue reading Shushi Carpets: A Treasure in Yerevan
Minister of Education Arayik Harutyunyan is not going to resign
Arayik Harutyunyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport is not going to resign. He announced this in a press conference today. Some academic circles and nationalist groups, as well as Parliamentary opposition faction Bright Armenia demand his resignation claiming that Harutyunyan’s Ministry has failed to reform the education system.
“Little Armenias” Throughout the World
Robin Koulaksezian in the author and editor of a guide book entitled “Little Armenias”. The book takes the reader through 94 countries where one can find Armenian communities, churches, cross-stones and shops. Robin Koulaksezian talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the presence of multicultural Armenian communities that he met while traveling,and that led to the… Continue reading “Little Armenias” Throughout the World
Golden Apricot Film Festival to Commence in Yerevan
The 16th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival will commence in Yerevan on July 7 and conclude on the 14th. This year, the Festival has received over 740 film submissions from countries all around the world and will screen a number of films from other prestigious international film festivals such as the festivals in Cannes,… Continue reading Golden Apricot Film Festival to Commence in Yerevan
Searching movie, a Forerunner in Hollywood Movie Industry
Sevak Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian are the producers of the movie SEARCHING, which tells the story of a father who’s investigating the disappearance of his daughter. The film is the first Hollywood thriller headlined by an Asian-American actor. CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan talks with the producers on the necessity to mainstream and normalize diversity in the… Continue reading Searching movie, a Forerunner in Hollywood Movie Industry
Exhibit Unites Past and Present Armenian Lives
Past and present collide in an exhibition combining rare postcards from Anatolia with photographs of many of the same locations captured a century later. Presented by the University of Southern California Institute of Armenian Studies, “Undeliverable: Postcards and Photos of Lives Interrupted,” documents Armenian life from the Ottoman Empire to modern day. Photographer Norair Chahinian… Continue reading Exhibit Unites Past and Present Armenian Lives
Armenian Architecture at the Venice Biennale: The Urban Landscapes of Independence
During the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the Armenian Pavilion focused on the study and reinterpretation of spatial transformations and variations of Armenian architectural landscape over 25 years of independence. We discussed the concept and its implications with the curator, and the Founding Director of Urbanlab Yerevan, Sarhat Petrosyan.
Bill Plympton: ReAnimating the Imagination
Academy award nominee cartoonist and animator Bill Plympton is in Yerevan as the guest of the ReAnimania festival and we at CivilNet borrowed him for an interview. Plympton shares his impressions from Armenia, stories about turning points in his career and has good advice for future animators and artists. And, we also got to see… Continue reading Bill Plympton: ReAnimating the Imagination