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Тhe ASPU Museum has initiated a series of events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Pedagogical University and the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
"Historical and cultural monuments scattered throughout the territory of historical Armenia are the witnesses of the presence of Armenian Christians. The exhibition "My Christian Armenia" by Lems Nersisyan, an academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia, conveys the artistic side of the material and spiritual heritage of our people," said Director of the ASPU Museum Alvard Grigoryan said in her opening remarks.
The exhibition features about 60 works of the painter, including Armenian churches, monasteries, and icons with biblical ideas.
ASPU Rector, Professor Srbuhi Gevorgyan says that Lems Nersisyan's exhibition is of great value and significance. Paintings are a good opportunity to go back to our roots and national identity.
The professor says the exhibited works are about Christianity and spiritual history, the type of Armenians, and the long way they have gone. "In the modern world, the issue of preserving the national identity is becoming crucial for Armenians. Globalization is an area of cultural unity that belongs to everyone and no one."
Painter Lems Nersisyan considers the exhibition to be special; apart from its artistic value, it is also an information platform that tells about the historical and cultural heritage of the Armenian people, and attempts to destroy it.
Director of the ASPU Scientific Library Tigran Petrosyants says in Lems Nersisyan's works it is possible to see Armenia as a wholeness, from north to south, and from east to east. Churches and images of nature take the exhibition attendees to an environment that symbolizes the identity and existence of our nation.
"The artist Lems Nersisyan has an exceptional gift to present beauty. In his paintings, monuments are interwoven with nature and mountains of Armenia. "They are beautiful and harmonious," said Hamlet Mikayelyan, a professor at the Chair of Mathematics and it Teaching Methods. He added that Lems Nersisyan is an exceptional figure at the Pedagogical University, and beauty prevails not only in his works, but also in his soul.
Hamlet Mikaelyan stressed that it is culture that keeps nations alive, and Armenians are one of the few nations that have a rich cultural heritage.
The series of events entitled "Memory" were followed by a virtual exhibition entitled "Medieval Monuments of Armenia." The virtual exhibition is organized jointly with the "Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-Reservations” SNCO of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
"The International Day for Monuments and Sites is celebrated all over the world․ Today, Armenia has about 25 000 state-registered monuments, and new ones are being added all the time. Ancient monuments are registered in Armenia, which are about 2 million years old," said Professor Ashot Piliposyan, Head of the Chair of Armenian History, Faculty of History and Social Sciences.
The latter says that monuments need to be preserved, restored and fortified if possible. We need a young generation of dedicated specialists who will take care of the rich historical and cultural heritage of Armenia.
By the way, the attendees also watched "Vandalism", a film by Ashot Movsesyan and Spartak Gharabaghtsyan which tells about Armenian cultural values and their elimination by Turks.
The series of events entitled "Memory" ended with an exhibition of stamps commemorating the Armenian Genocide. The stamps are provided from the personal collection of Ashot Babakhanyan, an associate professor and a lecturer at the Chair of Biology, Chemistry and their Teaching Methods.
