Lectures, films on early Armenian history

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Belmont Citizen herald

The Boston Chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Harvard Armenian Society will present a lecture and film series on early Armenian history by Professor Artak Movsisyan.

Movsisyan is an associate professor of history at Yerevan State University and a scholar at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences (Republic of Armenia). He has published numerous monographs and articles on a wide range of topics in ancient Armenian history, culture and spirituality.

The schedule of the lecture and film series is as follows:

Lecture: "The Pre-Christian Written Culture of Armenia," Wednesday, Nov. 29, 7:45 p.m. at Harvard University, Sever Hall, Room 113.

Lecture: "The Origins of the Armenian Nation: From Earliest References to Now," Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. at NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont.

Film Screening: "Tigran the Great - A Patriotic Sovereign," Saturday, Dec. 2, 1:30 p.m. at ACEC, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown.

Lecture: "Pre-Christian Armenian Belief System and Transition to Christianity," Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. at ALMA, 65 Main St., Watertown.

Admission to all events is free, and lectures will be delivered in English. To find out more about the series please contact NAASR at hq@naasr.org, or 617-489-1610.

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