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I Promised Her Life: Q&A With Filmmaker Robert Nazar Arjoyan

Directed by Robert Nazar Arjoyan, “I Promised Her Life” is about how a grieving Armenian-American mother defies a centuries-old ritual and tests the limits of tradition as she walks thin line betwe...

Ross Bagdasarian & The Chipmunks: The Armenian Story Behind One of America’s Most Iconic TV Dads

If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, Alvin and the Chipmunks was a permanent staple of your TV diet. And if you were an Armenian kid growing up in the diaspora, finding out Ross Bagdasarian created ...

How an Armenian Athlete Stole the First Olympic Flag, Returned It 80 Years Later & Got a Medal

It was symbol of peace, a token of renewed hope after World War I, and when the Olympic flag with the five rings representing five parts of the world - Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Eur...

The Eye of the Needle - The Microminiatures of Hagop Sandaldjian

Born of obsessive devotion, an individual figure could take as many as fourteen months to finish. Each sculpted micron represented not only endless hours of toil, but exacting travail fraught with ...

Komitas, The Future Thinker: The Unknown Story of an Armenian Icon

We know about his immense contributions to Armenian music and the rich legacy he left behind, as well as his tragic end. But we rarely talk about Komitas: The Man.  Who was he?

Charles Garry: Armenian Streetfighter in the Courtroom

Charles R. Garry, born Garabed Garabedian, was a civil rights lawyer best known for representing the Black Panther Party. 

2020 Year of the Rat - 7 Facts About Rats you Didn't Know

A rat is the first animal in the Chinese zodiac, meaning a rat year is a year of renewal. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. It represents spirit, wit, alertness, d...

What is the Evil Eye?

Used by cultures around the world for thousands of years, the concept of the evil eye and its intentions are mentioned in everything from ancient religious texts to Shakespeare

J'aime Kez - Charles Aznavour's Good Boy Gallery

A collection of photographs featuring Charles Aznavour and the many dogs he shared his life with.  🐶

Ara The Rat x Kond Gallery Collaborate to Revitalize Yerevan's Oldest Neighborhood

Ara the Rat has teamed up with Kond Gallery, an initiative to revitalize Kond, the oldest neighborhood in Yerevan, with street art. Our Kond collection includes a t-shirt, tote bag, and enamel pin....