24/09/2013 17:47
Armenian president visits Museum after Ruben Sevak
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today participated in the opening the Bishops’ Synod of the Armenian Church today in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and then visited the Museum after Ruben Sevak, a prominent Armenian intellectual, poet, prose-writer and doctor who was killed during the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
According to the presidential press service, Serzh Sargsyan familiarized himself with the unique collection created thanks to efforts of French public figure, publicist, historian and sponsor Hovhannes Chilinkirian. The collection consists of personal items and documents of Ruben Sevak, historical exhibits, and numerous valuable pieces of Armenian arts.