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ARMENIAN JEWELERS' TREASURES TO BE PRESENTED TO THE WORLD
12:07, 30 October, 2014
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian Jewelers Foundation,
established a year ago, is headed by the Canadian Armenian Pierre
Akkelian. Earlier he was the President of the Canadian Jewelers
Union and then he became one of the founders of the Armenian Jewelers
Association, established in 1997. Due to the efforts made by the AJA,
the 4 th gold exhibition Yerevan Show took place in the newly opened
Meridian free economic zone.
Armenpress presents an interview with Pierre Akkelian.
- What is the main aim of the Foundation?
- The Armenian Jewelers Foundation was founded a year ago and has
three objectives. First, it is the registration of the history of the
Armenian jewelers. For centuries we have had many prominent jewelers
in our nation, though we have little information about those parts of
our history. In times of the Byzantine or Ottoman Empires it was said
that this or that emperor or sultan presented a marvelous jewel to
somebody, though it was never mentioned who had made the jewel. This
history should be written down and be presented to the world. The
second part of our activities is devoted to the fact that today the
best jewelers of the world are Armenians. You will see it, when you
get acquainted with the biographies of the people, working inside
the famous brands. We must introduce our stars to the world. And out
third aim is to prepare the next generation.
- What activities implement the Foundation?
- At present we work on the organization of an exhibition of the
Armenian jewelers in Sankt Petersburg. A collection of treasures,
made by Armenian jewelers, has been discovered at the Sankt Petersburg
Demographic Museum, made in 1916 though then it was forgotten. Ahead
of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide we must show that
collection to the world. The collection was created by the Russians
with the funds of a person, named Miller. By the instructions of the
Russian Tsar, they came to collect samples to present the works of
the Armenians at the museum, as they were afraid that it could be
destructed. Thus, we must show these samples in token of our existence.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/782026/armenian-jewelers-treasures-to-be-presented-to-the-world.html
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/782026/armenian-jewelers-treasures-to-be-presented-to-the-world.html
12:07, 30 October, 2014
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian Jewelers Foundation,
established a year ago, is headed by the Canadian Armenian Pierre
Akkelian. Earlier he was the President of the Canadian Jewelers
Union and then he became one of the founders of the Armenian Jewelers
Association, established in 1997. Due to the efforts made by the AJA,
the 4 th gold exhibition Yerevan Show took place in the newly opened
Meridian free economic zone.
Armenpress presents an interview with Pierre Akkelian.
- What is the main aim of the Foundation?
- The Armenian Jewelers Foundation was founded a year ago and has
three objectives. First, it is the registration of the history of the
Armenian jewelers. For centuries we have had many prominent jewelers
in our nation, though we have little information about those parts of
our history. In times of the Byzantine or Ottoman Empires it was said
that this or that emperor or sultan presented a marvelous jewel to
somebody, though it was never mentioned who had made the jewel. This
history should be written down and be presented to the world. The
second part of our activities is devoted to the fact that today the
best jewelers of the world are Armenians. You will see it, when you
get acquainted with the biographies of the people, working inside
the famous brands. We must introduce our stars to the world. And out
third aim is to prepare the next generation.
- What activities implement the Foundation?
- At present we work on the organization of an exhibition of the
Armenian jewelers in Sankt Petersburg. A collection of treasures,
made by Armenian jewelers, has been discovered at the Sankt Petersburg
Demographic Museum, made in 1916 though then it was forgotten. Ahead
of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide we must show that
collection to the world. The collection was created by the Russians
with the funds of a person, named Miller. By the instructions of the
Russian Tsar, they came to collect samples to present the works of
the Armenians at the museum, as they were afraid that it could be
destructed. Thus, we must show these samples in token of our existence.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/782026/armenian-jewelers-treasures-to-be-presented-to-the-world.html
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/782026/armenian-jewelers-treasures-to-be-presented-to-the-world.html