Follow the Zeytun Gospels from medieval Armenian creation through displacement and the 2015 ownership agreement—a sourced study of survival, cultural memory and preservation.
The Zeytun Gospels: A Manuscript’s Survival After the Armenian Genocide Read More »
Explore AGMC’s expanding Interactive Atlas: Armenian communities, schools, churches and economic life, with 44 selected place records and source-level context.
Armenian Life Before 1915 — The Interactive Atlas Read More »
The Ghazir Armenian Orphan Rug connects Armenian girls’ skilled work after the Armenian Genocide with a 1925 presidential gift and the continuing responsibility of remembrance.
Woven After Loss: The Ghazir Armenian Orphan Rug Read More »
From Chmshkatsag to a 1918 memoir, a 1919 silent film and a recorded oral history: explore Aurora Mardiganian’s testimony, survival and enduring place in Armenian remembrance.
Aurora Mardiganian: The Survivor Who Made the World Listen Read More »
Before the world learned to name evil with the word Holocaust, the term was already used to describe the annihilation of a Christian people — the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire. In the early 20th century, journalists, missionaries, and diplomats referred to what they witnessed as a Christian holocaust, a catastrophe of biblical scale that
April 24 is not just a date. It’s a scar etched into the hearts of Armenians and into the conscience of humanity. It marks the beginning of one of history’s darkest chapters: the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians during the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923. It is not just a solemn occasion for
April 24 Message from the Executive Director Read More »
We are proud and honoured to welcome Ani Boghikian-Kasparian, M.A., M.A.T., to the Board of Directors of the Armenian Genocide Museum of Canada (AGMC) as Vice-Chair. Ani brings to our team an extraordinary legacy of scholarship, advocacy, and community engagement that has deeply shaped the landscape of Armenian Genocide education and historical preservation in North
Welcome to the Board: Ani Boghikian-Kasparian, M.A., M.A.T. Read More »
We are honoured to announce that Dr. Tamar Marie Boyadjian has joined the Board of Directors of the Armenian Genocide Museum of Canada (AGMC) as our new Chair. Dr. Boyadjian brings with her an extraordinary blend of scholarship, creativity, and commitment to Armenian language and cultural preservation. An internationally recognized, award-winning author, editor, translator, and
Welcoming Dr. Tamar Marie Boyadjian as Chair of the Armenian Genocide Museum of Canada Read More »
For over a century, Armenians have echoed the words Never Again—a solemn vow that the horrors of the Armenian Genocide would never be repeated. Yet, in 2023, history repeated itself in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), where Azerbaijan carried out ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Armenian population, forcing 120,000 people to flee their ancestral homeland. The international community,
Never Again? The Armenian Genocide and the 2023 Artsakh Genocide Read More »
Beneath the sepia tones of an old wedding photograph lies a story of survival, resilience, and love. The faces in the picture belong to Armenag Kradjian and Ovsana Kradjian, two survivors of the Armenian Genocide, whose lives were forever shaped by one of the darkest chapters in modern history. The Deportation of Hadjin In 1915,
A Wedding Photo That Tells a Story of Survival Read More »
