This month we are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the “Treasures from Our Collection” video series. In 2020, Museum President Michele Kolligian had an idea to produce videos with our Collections Curator about objects in our collection that are not currently on display.
This allows us to share our artifacts virtually with people all over the world,and gives Gary Lind-Sinanian the chance to tell the stories of many of the objects that were donated to the Museum during his tenure.
More than 100 of these videos have already been shared via email and social media, and they are archived on our YouTube Channel under “playlists.” One of the most popular videos is about a giant cooking pot and the other is about village dioramas in our collection.
“Treasures from Our Collection is supported by a leadership donation from Ms. Kolligian, who is the President of the Board of Trustees, for which we are grateful,” says Executive Director Jason Sohigian. “We have feedback on the series from all over the world including scholars, people studying village histories, textiles. As Gary describes it, these objects tell the story of the culture and the social history of the Armenians.”