"NEWS-PRESS", weekend, may 25-25, 2003, page 9
Series on historical Armenian monuments underway Sunday
Culminating gala will honor works of president of organization's Armenian branch.
Note: There were certain mistakes and omissions in this article which have been corrected.		 By Joyce Rudolph
      News-Press
     DOWNTOWN GLENDALE - A weeklong series begins Sunday, dedicated to the research of historical Armenian monuments outside of Armenia and the people who have collected documentation on them.
      The Glendale branch of the nonprofit Research on Armenian Architecture is conducting the series, featuring the organization's founder Armen Haghnazarian of Germany and the Armenia branch President Samvel Samvel Karapetian. Also conducting presentations will be Seroj Melik-Hosepians of France.
      A culminating gala will be presented in honor of Karapetian because of his 25 years in the field, said Harutiun Surmenian, a board member of the Glendale branch.
      Karapetian conducted his scientific expeditions in Soviet Georgia and Azerbaijan in the late 1970s, despite the watchful eye of the Soviet regime, Surmenian said.
      "He has achieved a lot. Four of his books have already been published, one in three languages - English, Armenian and Russian," he said.
      The purpose of the group, Surmenian said, is to research, study and electronically preserve Armenian architectural monuments outside of Armenia.
      Over the past three decades, more than 100 scientific expeditions have been conducted in the regions outside of Armenia.
      More than 160,000 items were collected, including photographs, slides, as-built plans, maps, surveys and other types of written and material documents.
      For more information, call (213) 978-1934.

LECTURES
  • "Historical Monuments of Javakhk and Kakhet," by Samvel Karapetian at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Armenian Church, Petrossian Hall, 500 5. Central Ave. Glendale. Admission is free.
  • "Mayors of Tiflis" by Samvel Karapetian at 7 p.m. Monday, at Twin Rhinos Gallery, 156 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Admission is free.
  • "The Microtoponyms of Artsakh" by Samvel Karapetian and "Cross-Stones of Old Jugha" by Armen Haghnazarian, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Armenian Society Hall, 221 5. Brand Blvd. Glendale. Admission is free.

FILM PRESENTATION
  • "Armenian Cultural Monuments In the Liberated Regions" a documentary by Seroj Melik-Hosepians of France, 45 minutes, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., Glendale. A $5 donation is requested.
BANQUET
  • Gala banquet to honor historian Samvel Karapetian, president of the Research on Armenian Architecture in Armenia, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Brandview Collection, 109 E. Harvard St., Glendale. A donation of $60 is requested.
The Monastery of Khtzkonk, which was blown up in 1964, has been rebuilt, as this photo from 200C shows. The Glendale branch of the nonprofit Research on Armenian Architecture is hosting a weeklong series on historical Armenian monuments outside of Armenia and the people who have collected documentation on them.