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  • Dr. Marchese at Ararat Eskijian: `Treasures of Faith: Sacred Objects

    Dr. Ronald Marchese talk


    PRESS RELEASE
    Ararat-Eskijian Museum
    15105 Mission Hills Rd
    Mission Hills CA, 91345
    Email: [email protected]
    Tel: 818-838-4862

    THE ARARAT ESKIJIAN MUSEUM

    AND

    THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN

    STUDIES AND RESEARCH (NAASR)

    Present an Illustrated Lecture

    Sacred Objects from the Armenian

    Churches of Constantinople

    by

    Dr. Ronald Marchese

    University of Minnesota, Duluth

    Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.

    Ararat-Eskijian Museum

    Hasmik Mgrdichian Gallery

    15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA

    Dr. Ronald Marchese will discuss his recent research in
    Constantinople/Istanbul in a talk entitled `Treasures of Faith: Sacred
    Objects from the Armenian Churches of Constantinople.'

    Dr. Marchese is professor of ancient history and archaeology at the
    University of Minnesota, Du-luth, and has spent the last several years
    documenting the rich cultural history of the Armenians in
    Constantinople by studying the works of arts that those Armenians
    produced.

    Dr. Marchese received his Ph.D. from New York University and has a
    distinguished career in ar-chaeology, having conducted research at the
    Plataiai Archaeological Excavation in Greece and at Tel Dor in Israel.
    He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in the field
    and the co-author with Marlene Breu of Splendor and Spectacle: The
    Armenian Orthodox Church Textile Collections of Istan-bul (Çitlembik
    Ltd., Istanbul, 2010). He has authored several other books on art and
    weaving

    Admission free (donations appreciated)

    Reception following the program and book signing

    For more information contact the Ararat-Eskijian Museum at 818-
    838-4862, [email protected]; or NAASR at 617-489-1610
    e-mail [email protected].


    From: Baghdasarian
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