Remembering the Past,
Shaping the Future

Exhibit E / A Canadian connection

Canada’s response.
A history to carry forward.

Explore Canada’s humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide through the people, relief efforts and survivor histories presented in Exhibit E.

From aid and refuge to remembrance, follow a history that connects Armenian lives with Canada—and consider what preserving those connections means today.

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Editorial collage from AGMC’s Canada’s Response exhibit, depicting relief and remembrance themes.
Editorial collage reproduced from Exhibit E. This illustration is not presented as an archival photograph.

An expanding museum project · Research edition

Armenian Life Before 1915
The Interactive Atlas

Explore Armenian communities through the places they called home. Discover documented population records, churches, schools and economic life—from Constantinople and Mediterranean ports to towns and villages.

44selected place records9locations with economic indicators

Follow the sources, compare places and discover a living research collection built to keep growing. Coverage is selective; each record retains its own date and geographic scope.

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Map preview of AGMC’s Armenian Life Before 1915 Interactive Atlas
Explore Exhibit G, then expand the atlas to search places and read their source notes.

Canada’s First and Only Museum Solely Dedicated to the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide

Discover Canada’s only museum solely dedicated to preserving and educating the public on the Armenian Genocide. Learn about the vital roles women played, their resilience, and the unique challenges they faced through dedicated exhibits and survivor testimonies. Explore these stories alongside broader historical archives.

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Raphael Lemkin at the UN on Coining the Word “Genocide”

On February 13 1949, CBS aired Raphael Lemkin at the United Nations discussing how he coined the word genocide, citing the Armenian Genocide and the Tehlirian trial. The interview followed the UN’s adoption of the Genocide Convention on December 9 1948, prior to its later entry into force in 1951.

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Discover the history of the Armenian Genocide, its causes, consequences, and continued denial. Understand why remembrance matters — and how education prevents future atrocities.

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Read researched features on Armenian survival, remembrance and cultural preservation. Follow the sources and discover connections across the museum.

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Preserve

Help us preserve Armenian heritage by donating family artifacts, photos, or documents. We especially encourage the sharing of items that illuminate the experiences, resilience, and perspectives of Armenian women. Your contribution tells a story — and ensures future generations never forget the history.

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End Armenophobia

Armenophobia thrives in ignorance. Learn what it is, how it spreads, and why awareness is the first step to ending anti-Armenian hate.

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Research / The lives behind the record

Follow the evidence.
Recover the history.

Behind a building, a business or a family document lies a history worth understanding. Explore Armenian lives, cultural inheritance and economic loss through studies you can read, question and return to.

Enter the research library ↗Wealth, confiscation & loss ↗

Sources to follow. Methods to examine. Studies that grow with the evidence.

Dolmabahçe Palace staircase, photographed by Guillaume Berggren in 1870.
Architecture / Constantinople, 1870
Calouste Gulbenkian seated with his wife and family in a garden.
Family / Calouste Gulbenkian and his family

Architecture: Guillaume Berggren, 1870, Library of Congress, public domain. Family portrait: Calouste Gulbenkian and family, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian collection, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Monochrome display and layout crops. Contextual images; the portrait is not evidence of property confiscated during the Genocide.

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