Campaign for Compassion: Lady Anne, General Azgapetian, and Near East Relief

The Armenian Genocide was responsible for the gruesome deaths of more than 1.5 million Armenians and the displacement of many more from their homeland at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. This was a targeted and planned attack on Armenians with the intention of completely wiping them out. Many around the world remained silent during this period of annihilation, however there were those who worked feverishly to aid survivors and bring awareness to the crimes occurring in the region. This exhibition focuses on a husband and wife who led such a campaign for Near East Relief, and on the conditions of those they were helping. 

During the month of April, we remember and honor those who were lost, celebrate the strength of the survivors and the communities they built or rebuilt, and warn the world of the possibility for this kind of atrocity to occur again. The story of the Armenian Genocide and the world’s reaction is not an isolated one tucked away in history. 

Click through to learn about the Armenian Genocide and what the Azgapetian Family did to rally Americans around the relief cause, as curated by the Museum’s Visiting Scholar, Dr. Alisa Dumikyan.

This Virtual Exhibition was generously sponsored by the Cummings Foundation, and it is an excerpt from a new exhibition on our second floor gallery. We hope people will have a chance to view the entire exhibition when the Museum re-opens later in the year.

Please note: This exhibition contains some upsetting imagery which may not be suitable for all viewers.

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