| When: | Back to Calendar March 10, 2013 @ 4:00 PM | Where: | Ararat-Eskijian Museum 15105 Mission Hills Road Mission Hills,CA 91345 USA |
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| Contact: | Ararat-Eskijian Museum 818- 838-4862 [email protected] |
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| Categories: | Community Events |
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Present an Illustrated Lecture
University of Minnesota, Duluth
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
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NAASR at 617-489-1610
e-mail [email protected].