Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute exhibits valuable documents on Armenian Genocide

April 23, 2010 - 17:53 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 23, the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI) presented exhibition of valuable documents on the Armenian Genocide. The exhibition included documents and photographs concerning humanitarian movement for supporting the Armenian Genocide survivors. Materials acquired by the AGMI from 2009-2010 will be exhibited.

This exhibition is among memorial events organized by the AGMI on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

On April 20, the AGMI and RA Ministry of Diaspora organized Cultural Genocide international conference with participation of scientists from Great Britain, Hungary and Holland.

On April 22, The Armenian Genocide – Front Pages Coverage in Foreign Media exhibition opened in the hall of temporary exhibitions of the AGMI.

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.