A special thanks to everyone who attended our first annual Members Christmas Reception and Gallery Stroll. It was exciting to show off our three floors of gallery space and offer a few surprises throughout the evening including Christmas caroling by the Homenetmen Scouts.
During the event, Museum Trustee Charles Hajinian presented a delicate hand-knitted angora shawl to Museum President Michele Kolligian. The shawl was actually worn by Michele's grandmother Araxie Soursourian Kolligian on her wedding day, which happened to fall on the same day as this event but in 1914. Michele accepted the gift and made a wonderful announcement that she is going to donate the shawl to our textile collection. Stay tuned for more details about this story, and a temporary exhibit of the piece in our Family Case in 2023!
