“Armenia: The Spirit of Ararat” exhibition opened at the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens on the eve. The opening ceremony was attended by the Presidents of Armenia and Greece, Serzh Sargsyan and Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
More than 100 items on display present Armenia – from Bronze Age to the 20th century. The artifacts are unique findings excavated exceptionally from the current territory of the Republic of Armenia, high-value samples of architecture and sculpture, unique items used for worship and ritual, as well as manuscripts and examples of applied art from different historical- ethnographical periods.
The exhibition consists of three parts – “The Fascination and Power of Armenian Civilization,” “Armenia in a changing world,” and “Appeal to posterity” (dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.”
