On Thursday, May 19, 2016, internationally renowned Tumo Center for Creative Technologies and leading preservation non-profit CyArk presented “Armenian Heritage: A Virtual Pilgrimage,” a collaborative project to digitally preserve Armenia’s cultural heritage using state-of-the-art 3D scanning technology. The Keynote speakers of the event featured Tumo…
On Friday, May 13, 2016, an exclusive screening of the “Journey to the Homeland” documentary was held at Brand Library & Art Center sharing the story of Film Director Nora Hovsepian’s pilgrimage back to the land her grandparents were forced to flee in 1915. The…
On Thursday, May 5, 2016, a moderated screening of the “Latino Americans: Empire of Dreams (1880-1942)” PBS Documentary Series was held at Brand Library & Art Center exploring the cultural enrichment that was a byproduct of Latin American immigration to the US and the dynamic…
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, “Commemoration as Public Art” was held at Brand Library & Art Center with leading artists, architects, and activists discussing the role of permanent public art as a form of commemoration. Panelists included Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee’s Memorial Designer Catherine…
On Thursday, April 21, 2016, “Global Realities, Local Perspectives: Examining the Refugee Crisis through Community-Based Action” was held at Brand Library & Art Center with leading refugee rights professionals discussing international humanitarian assistance and local community-based action and our collective capacity to increase tolerance, cultural…
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, hundreds of public officials, dignitaries, clergy, and community members gathered for the “Armenia: An Open Wound” Exhibition Opening Ceremony at Brand Library & Art Center in the City of Glendale. The Opening Ceremony was the public’s first opportunity to experience…