Dr. Marchese at Ararat Eskijian: `Treasures of Faith: Sacred Objects

Dr. Ronald Marchese talk

PRESS RELEASE
Ararat-Eskijian Museum
15105 Mission Hills Rd
Mission Hills CA, 91345
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 818-838-4862

THE ARARAT ESKIJIAN MUSEUM

AND

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN

STUDIES AND RESEARCH (NAASR)

Present an Illustrated Lecture

Sacred Objects from the Armenian

Churches of Constantinople

by

Dr. Ronald Marchese

University of Minnesota, Duluth

Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.

Ararat-Eskijian Museum

Hasmik Mgrdichian Gallery

15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA

Dr. Ronald Marchese will discuss his recent research in
Constantinople/Istanbul in a talk entitled `Treasures of Faith: Sacred
Objects from the Armenian Churches of Constantinople.’

Dr. Marchese is professor of ancient history and archaeology at the
University of Minnesota, Du-luth, and has spent the last several years
documenting the rich cultural history of the Armenians in
Constantinople by studying the works of arts that those Armenians
produced.

Dr. Marchese received his Ph.D. from New York University and has a
distinguished career in ar-chaeology, having conducted research at the
Plataiai Archaeological Excavation in Greece and at Tel Dor in Israel.
He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in the field
and the co-author with Marlene Breu of Splendor and Spectacle: The
Armenian Orthodox Church Textile Collections of Istan-bul (Çitlembik
Ltd., Istanbul, 2010). He has authored several other books on art and
weaving

Admission free (donations appreciated)

Reception following the program and book signing

For more information contact the Ararat-Eskijian Museum at 818-
838-4862, [email protected]; or NAASR at 617-489-1610
e-mail [email protected].

From: Baghdasarian