Renovated Genocide Museum in Yerevan reopens
21.04.2015,
20:35
Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan attended today a ceremony for reopening of the renovated Museum of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, which now has 12 display rooms instead of previous 3.
YEREVAN, April 21. / ARKA /. Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan attended today a ceremony for reopening of the renovated Museum of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, which now has 12 display rooms instead of previous 3.
The director of the museum, Hayk Demoyan, told reporters that the museum has enough materials to fill another 4-5 such museums.
According to him, the permanent collection includes thousands of new exhibits found and purchased in the last 7-8 years. Some are presented in printed form, others by means of projectors and touch screens. There are unique photographs, books, documents and other exhibits on display, he said.
"We tried to present the history of the Armenian Genocide in a very detailed manner, deeply and systematically. Today, we have more than 90,000 exhibits, the largest collection in the world on the Armenian Genocide," said Demoyan.
He said the Genocide Museum has supported organization of temporary exhibitions in more than 80 cities around the world as part of events commemorating the centenary of the Armenian Genocide.
"The culmination of the exposition are the photographs taken in Deir ez-Zor by military officers and Armin Wegner. They show the eyes of people who saw the horrors of the Armenian Genocide, " said Demoyan during a tour of the museum.
He said a separate part of the exposition tells about the hidden role and the guilt of Germany in the Armenian Genocide. In particular, there is a recently discovered photograph, depicting Turkish and German military officers after the end of World War I on the background of the bones of killed Armenians.
"The texts of the permanent exposition are available in Armenian, English Russian Audio guides are available in Armenian, Russian, English, French, German, Turkish, Persian and Arabic," said Demoyan.
"Two weeks ago, a US citizen gave the museum a unique exhibit. It is a bottle with rice, the ration of an Armenian orphans " said Demoyan.
He said for security reasons, the Museum will be open to visitors from 25 April.
The Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial, the Museum and the adjoining areas were repaired on the funds of Tsitsernakaberd charity fund. The chairman of its Board of Trustees is president Serzh Sargsyan. 0-
