Advancing the Heritage of Armenians in Jewellery
Lost Treasures of Armenia Revealed in Basel
AJF Chairman Pierre Akkelian gave a special AJF presentation on the Lost Treasures of Armenia initiative, undertaken in partnership with the St. Petersburg Ethnography Museum, during the AJA annual Baselworld gala event on March 29, 2014.
Unseen photos from the 1916 Miller Collection not yet published were shown for the first time thanks to AJF's funding. Mr. Akkelian outlined the objectives of the initiative, as well as the promotional events AJF is planning. The publication will be ready during the Yerevan Jewellery Show in October. However, its formal launching will be made during the opening of the exhibit in St. Petersburg in April 2015, commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
Mr. Akkelian recognized the patrons who were present and thanked them for supporting AJF's mission. Patrons such as Edmond Avakian, Hrach Avakyan, Alecco Bezikian, Armen Mkrtchyan and Karen Mkrtchyan, who spent the evening among AJA members, also posed for pictures with AJF trustees including Vartkess Knadjian and Gagik Gevorkyan. Following the presentation, AJA members and guests had the chance to see the exclusive Franck Muller watches.