On May 14, the Cafesjian Center for the Arts (CCA) will be celebrating Museum Night, by opening its galleries to the public till midnight for free.

The featured event for Museum Night is the opening of the exhibition “Hagop Hagopian: The Song of Earthen Colors” at 12:00 noon. The exhibition consists of 28 paintings and 10 sculptures representing various periods of the artist’s work. Hagopian, born in Egypt and educated in Paris, conveys profound sadness in his early paintings as a reflection of the Genocide that still haunts the artist’s soul. Already an accomplished artist in his forties, in 1962 Hagopian repatriated to Armenia. The silver-gray and terracotta color scheme of his late fall or early spring paintings emanate a mystic silence. Hagopian’s latest works are deeply philosophical and laden with symbolism. Delving deeply into his past to retrieve images of love, struggle, survival and death, he reconfigures them as mannequins, garments and tools painted against the backdrop of nature.

“It has been a surprise and a joy to me that my works were selected to be exhibited at the newly established CCA”, Hagop Hagopian noted in the opening remarks for the exhibition.

“CCA begins the Museum Night celebration with a major exhibition opening; that of a living legend of Armenian art, Hagop Hagopian. It is with great pride that we present Mr. Hagopian’s work to the people of Armenia and we invite everyone to take this opportunity and tour the galleries on May 14”, said the Acting Executive Director of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts Vahagn Marabyan.

CCA is participating in International Museum Day celebrations for the second time since its opening in 2009, CCA press service reported.