External event listing. The University of Michigan’s Center for Armenian Studies lists a November 11 lecture by Lori Khatchadourian on the documentation and protection of cultural heritage. The program addresses Armenian cultural sites in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), making it relevant to readers concerned with cultural erasure and preservation.
Event details
- Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
- Time: 4:30–6:00 p.m., Ann Arbor local time (Eastern Time; the same as Toronto).
- Venue: Room 555, Weiser Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- Online access: The organizer’s listing includes a Zoom link.
- Speaker: Lori Khatchadourian, Cornell University.
The subject of the lecture
The announced presentation, Heritage Forensics: Culture on the Front Lines of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, examines the use of satellite-based monitoring to document cultural heritage and threats to it. The university describes a focus on Armenian sites in Karabakh following the displacement of the region’s Armenian population in 2023.
Khatchadourian is a co-founder and co-director of Caucasus Heritage Watch. Her work brings archaeological and heritage research into questions of documentation and accountability.
Why we are sharing it
The preservation of Armenian history depends on attention to places as well as objects and written records. For families whose connection to an ancestral place survives through memory, documentation can help keep that place visible to future generations.
This listing is shared for public information. AGMC is not the organizer. Please consult the university’s page for the latest arrangements, online access and accessibility information before attending.
View the official University of Michigan event listing and Zoom access.
Explore more context through the museum’s Artsakh history page.
