Come in out of the cold and get cozy at the Armenian Museum with a shadow puppet show! During students’ February Vacation, kids will enjoy a fun 3-day workshop making and playing with shadow puppets. Their puppet show will be based on an endearing traditional Armenian folk tale, The Tailless Fox, which we will read together. The workshop will close with a student performance and reception for family, friends, and everyone else! Make sure to save the date! Open to ages 7-12.

Dates and Times:
February 21: Friday, 3pm--5pm
February 22: Saturday, 1pm—3pm
February 23: Sunday, 1pm—2pm
February 23: Sunday, 2pm: Performance & Reception: Complimentary Admission to Family and Friends
Where: Adele & Haig Der Manuelian Galleries, 3rd Floor
NOTE: The Museum’s elevator is in the process of being upgraded and is currently out of service.

Cost: Members $32, Non-members $40

Join Textile Curator Susan Lind-Sinanian at the Armenian Museum for a hands-on workshop (2 classes) to learn the unique tradition of Marash Embroidery! Marash Kordz (handwork of Marash) was a form of embroidery popular among the Armenians of Marash, a city in Cilician Armenia near the Mediterranean Sea. Created by weaving a surface pattern through a lattice framework of two rows, it was originally used for decorating various household textiles, usually furnishings. Although the embroidery is now extinct in Marash due to the Armenian Genocide, it is still practiced by Armenian women throughout the Diaspora. 

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to learn this traditional technique and see beautiful examples in the Museum’s collection!

Classes are August 4th and 11th, 2-4pm.

All materials will be provided. Limit 12 students per class.

Cost: $60 Become a member to receive a 20% discount! $48 members.

The Summer Studio Art Classes are back! Have your kids join the Armenian Museum for a journey through Armenian culture and explore the wonder of creating art. The Armenian Museum is offering two sessions of two-week art programs to children of all backgrounds, ages 6-10 and 11-14 years old. We have added new fun and exciting content to our classes, so make sure your kids don’t miss out!

For students 15-18 years old, contact us about creating an independent art study program.

Separate classes will be held for students ages 6-10 and 11-14.
Ages: 6-10 (11am-1pm), 11-14 years old (3pm-5pm)

Session 1 Dates: June 26-July 5, Wednesday and Friday (4 classes total)
Session 2 Dates: Aug 14-23, Wednesday and Friday (4 classes total)

Cost per student: $120. Members (family or higher) $96!
Individual drop-in classes can be purchased for $35. Members $28. 
For individual classes please call Education Coordinator, Garin Habeshian at 617-926-2562, ext. 103.

A 10% discount will be offered for each additional sibling in the same course and/or class.     
Please call Education Coordinator, Garin Habeshian at 617-926-2562, ext. 103 to redeem this offer.

All materials are non-toxic. All materials, aprons, snacks, and water are provided.

*Please alert staff in advance of any food allergies your child may have.

2019 Class Schedule

June 26-July 5, Wednesday and Friday: 6-10 years old (11am-1pm), 11-14 years old (3pm-5pm)
Wednesday, June 26
Friday, June 28
Wednesday, July 3
Friday, July 5

Cost: $120; $96 for members

Individual classes may be purchased by calling Education Coordinator, Garin Habeshian at 617.926.2562 ext. 103: $35, $28 for members

All materials will be provided

Aug 14-23, Wednesday and Friday: 6-10 years old (11am-1pm), 11-14 years old (3pm-5pm)
Wednesday, August 14
Friday, August 16
Wednesday, August 21
Friday, August 23

Cost: $120; $96 for members

Individual classes may be purchased by calling Education Coordinator, Garin Habeshian at 617.926.2562 ext. 103: $35, $28 for members

All materials will be provided

About the instructors

Garin Habeshian is the Education Coordinator at the Armenian Museum. He received a Master’s in Teaching at Clark University in 2015.

Arevik Tserunyan is the 2019 Artist-in-Residence at the Museum. She received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2015 and has shown her work in Yerevan, Armenia, as well as in Boston, MA. Arevik has taught at Yerevan Pedagogical University and the School of Fine Arts for Children in Armenia and was a Teaching Assistant at the SMFA in Boston. Arevik is fluent in Armenian, English, and Russian and brings her unique artistic perspective to these courses to help children explore ideas within the Museum setting.

Needlelace Workshops

at the Armenian Museum!

…needlework can be seen as giving a woman a kind of ‘voice’: stitches, instead of words, becoming a language through which she might speak.

-Anush Sharambeyan, Needle Arts, Armenian Folk Arts, Culture, and Identity

Join us for this unique opportunity to continue the tradition of Armenian needlelace!

Taught by Textile Curator Susan Lind-Sinanian, these three sessions are a unique opportunity to learn intricate regional techniques that were passed down through generations from mother to daughter. All materials are supplied so just show up ready to learn techniques practiced by Armenian women for centuries.

Examples from the Museum’s textile collection will provide inspiration as you find your voice by sewing edgings on linens.

Have Armenian needlelace at home? Bring them in to share your family story!

When: Sundays from March 31st to April 14th, 3pm–5pm.

Where: Adele & Haig Der Manuelian galleries, 3rd floor

Cost: $90, Members discount: $60

Become a Member to receive discounts on classes, workshops, the museum shop, plus free admission and more!

Art Studio Program at the Armenian Museum!

Beginning this February break, the Armenian Museum is offering a six-week art program for children of all backgrounds ages 7-14 years old. The program’s classes are Drawing and Painting, Collage, and Pottery Decoration. Students will find inspiration among the objects on display in our galleries, and study global influences on Armenian art and culture. Each class will be a fun, interactive journey of discovery!

Drawing and Painting

During the first class, students will explore observational drawing techniques while sketching objects on display in the galleries. The following class will focus on the artwork of Arshile Gorky, which highlights concepts of abstraction and composition to challenge students’ notions of art and representation. Our artists will apply these techniques to their sketches, and leave with beautiful figurative and abstract works of art!

Collage

Students in our collage classes will draw inspiration from renowned 20th-century Armenian artist Sergei Parajanov. Our instructor will lead them on an interactive examination of Parajanov’s collages, where they will learn about Surrealism and avant-garde ideas, lighting a creative spark that guides them in the creation of their own unique compositions. 

Pottery Decoration

In the 18th century, the Armenian ceramic tradition flourished in Kütahya (modern-day Turkey). With global influences and vibrant yellow and red bole colors, Kütahya ceramics are a distinctive and treasured part of Armenian heritage! Students will connect with the unique Kütahya ceramic tradition through examples in our collection, before painting their own original designs on pottery.

About the instructors

Garin Habeshian is the Education Coordinator at the Armenian Museum. He received a Master’s in Teaching at Clark University in 2015.

Arevik Tserunyan is the 2018–2019 Artist-in-Residence at the Museum. She received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2015 and has shown her work in Yerevan, Armenia, as well as in Boston, MA. Arevik has taught at Yerevan Pedagogical University and the School of Fine Arts for Children in Armenia and was a Teaching Assistant at the SMFA in Boston. Arevik is fluent in Armenian, English, and Russian and brings her unique artistic perspective to these courses to help children explore ideas within the Museum setting.

This year we are welcoming children of all backgrounds ages 6-12 to celebrate the season of giving by making Christmas cards and ornaments using traditional Armenian motifs. These workshops will be held in our newly renovated Adele & Haig Der Manuelian galleries, and each will focus on the spirit of sharing by creating meaningful gifts under the guidance of our Artist-in-Residence, Arevik Tserunyan.

Our four Children’s Armenian Christmas Workshops focus on creating Armenian Christmas cards and Armenian Christmas ornaments to allow children to use their creativity by making hand-made gifts for family and friends. After all, that is the true meaning of Christmas!

Each class is $15.00 and open to 30 students.

Each class runs from 3:30-5:30 pm.

Select a date and sign up using the following links:

Saturday, December 8

Wednesday, December 12

Saturday, December 15

Wednesday, December 19

Saturday, December 22

Painting II, ages 11-15

The Museum is offering Painting II art classes this summer for kids interested in learning to paint and draw among the objects in the galleries! 

2018 Class Schedule

Session 1

Tuesday, July 10, 2–4 pm
Thursday, July 12, 2–4 pm
Tuesday, July 17, 2–4 pm
Thursday, July 19, 2–4 pm

Session 2

Tuesday, August 14, 2–4 pm
Thursday, August 16, 2–4 pm
Tuesday, August 21, 2–4 pm
Thursday, August 23, 2–4 pm

Tuition: $120, Members receive a 25% discount!

All materials will be provided: Gouache paints, brush sets, pallets, charcoal, graphite pencils, ink sets, sketchpads, and canvases.

Class size is limited to 12 students in each class.

Students will be introduced to key artistic methods at the heart of the drawing and painting process. Observational skills will be developed through experimentation with a variety of drawing and painting techniques, including gouache, watercolor, charcoal, graphite and colored pencils, and ink.

The Museum collection will be a source of inspiration and learning. Students will be exposed to art objects and artifacts in the galleries as sources of inspiration to create original works of self-expression.

About the instructor
Arevik Tserunyan is the 2018 Artist-in-Residence at the Museum. She received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2015 and has shown her work in Yerevan, Armenia, as well as in Boston, MA. Arevik has taught at Yerevan Pedagogical University and the School of Fine Arts for Children in Armenia and was a Teaching Assistant at the SMFA in Boston. Arevik is fluent in Armenian, English, and Russian and brings her unique artistic perspective to these courses to help children explore ideas within the Museum setting.

Painting I, ages 6-10

The Museum is offering Painting I art classes this summer for kids interested in learning to paint and draw among the objects in the galleries! 

2018 Class Schedule

Session 1

Tuesday, July 10, 10–12 pm
Thursday, July 12, 10–12 pm
Tuesday, July 17, 10–12 pm
Thursday, July 19, 10–12 pm

Session 2

Tuesday, August 14, 10–12 pm
Thursday, August 16, 10–12 pm
Tuesday, August 21, 10–12 pm
Thursday, August 23, 10–12 pm

Tuition: $120, Members receive a 25% discount!

All materials will be provided: Gouache paints, brush sets, pallets, charcoal, graphite pencils, ink sets, sketchpads, and canvases.

Class size is limited to 12 students in each class.

Students will be introduced to key artistic methods at the heart of the drawing and painting process. Observational skills will be developed through experimentation with a variety of drawing and painting techniques, including gouache, watercolor, charcoal, graphite and colored pencils, and ink.

The Museum collection will be a source of inspiration and learning. Students will be exposed to art objects and artifacts in the galleries as sources of inspiration to create original works of self-expression.

About the instructor
Arevik Tserunyan is the 2018 Artist-in-Residence at the Museum. She received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2015 and has shown her work in Yerevan, Armenia, as well as in Boston, MA. Arevik has taught at Yerevan Pedagogical University and the School of Fine Arts for Children in Armenia and was a Teaching Assistant at the SMFA in Boston. Arevik is fluent in Armenian, English, and Russian and brings her unique artistic perspective to these courses to help children explore ideas within the Museum setting.