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The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Armenian Apostolic Church will host a two-week exhibition on the “Armenian genocide and protests of religion leaders as a manifestation of ecumenical solidarity” opening on Monday 2 September.
The exhibition will display banners and a document on the history of Christians in Armenia and the genocidal events in Ottoman Turkey, which resulted into the killing of one and half a million Armenians between 1915 and 1923.
The exhibition is organized by the Armenia Inter-Church Round Table Foundation.
The display from 2 to 16 September will be open to all within the local and international community in Geneva.
Date of opening: Monday 2 September 2013, 12:00 - 17:00
Theme: "Because I live, you too shall live" (John 14:19)
Location: The Ecumenical Centre
150 Route de Ferney
Grand-Saconnex
(free parking available)
Download the exhibition brochure
Speakers will include:
- Rev. Fr Mesrop Parsamyan, Armenian Diocese of France
- Fr Asoghik Karapetyan, director of Museums and Archives of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin)
- Dr Isabel Phiri, WCC’s associate general secretary for public witness and diakonia
The exhibition content will be displayed in English and French.
Media contact:
Dr Karen Nazaryan, phone +374 10 517 157 or email: armwcc[at]etchmiadzin.am
Armenia Inter-Church Round Table Foundation website
Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin) website
