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AGMM: Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial Begins Work on DC Sites

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  • AGMM: Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial Begins Work on DC Sites

    Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial, Inc.
    1140 19th Street, NW
    Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
    Phone: 202-383-9009
    Web: www.armenian-genocide.org


    PRESS RELEASE
    CONTACT: Rouben Adalian
    August 31, 2007
    Phone: (202) 383-9009
    Web: www.armenian-genocide.org
    E-mail: [email protected]


    Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial Begins Conversion of Historic
    Washington, DC Sites into a New Museum

    Washington, DC - The Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial (AGMM)
    announced today that its Building and Operations Committee signed
    contracts with Washington area firms specializing in museum planning and
    construction to begin the development and construction of a stellar
    museum in the historic National Bank of Washington building and adjacent
    properties.

    AGMM selected two firms previously invited to submit proposals for the
    site. The Committee awarded its phase one museum planning contract to
    the prestigious firm of Gallagher & Associates, www.gallagherdesign.com,
    which specializes in the planning, design and management of innovative,
    informative, and immersive experiences for museums, learning facilities
    and visitor centers. Based in the Washington area, this premier museum
    planning firm has steered to completion numerous projects ranging from
    exhibit and visitor centers at Jamestown Settlement in Virginia and the
    Gettysburg National Battlefield in Pennsylvania, to a multimedia
    re-creation of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival in New York.
    Significantly, Gallagher & Associates was also selected by the United
    States National Archives to showcase its vast collection of historic
    documents in a new permanent exhibit on the Washington Mall. The firm
    also designed the Montreal Holocaust Museum and has commenced master
    planning for the new Woodrow Wilson Presidential Museum. The Gallagher
    proposal for AGMM was reviewed by leading scholars in the fields of
    Armenian and genocide studies.

    The Committee also awarded a phase one contract to the firm of Martinez
    & Johnson Architecture, www.mjarchitecture.com, which is recognized in
    Washington for its expertise in the design of complex, multi-functional
    facilities, as well as the restoration of architecturally significant
    buildings. Most recently the firm renovated the Boston Opera House,
    regarded as a masterpiece of American Baroque architecture. Among many
    other projects in the District of Columbia, Martinez & Johnson renovated
    and converted the landmark Gothic Revival structure known as the Alban
    Towers facing the National Cathedral. The firm will be preparing plans
    for the complete renovation and restoration of the onetime bank
    structure, whose exterior and interior are designated as landmarks on
    the National Register of Historic Buildings, as well as its conversion
    into a public space for exhibit and community use.

    The two firms also have a track record of cooperation on a number of
    museum projects including the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in
    Frederick, Maryland, and the National Music Center and Museum in
    Washington, DC. Presently they are collaborating on The Artists Hall of
    Honor and Museum of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.

    With their announcement the Committee thanked Hirair Hovnanian, Chairman
    of AGMM, who has characteristically stepped up with financial
    contributions to allow this phase of development to go forward, and
    Anoush Mathevosian, who first proposed the idea of an Armenian Genocide
    museum in Washington, for their continued commitment to the project,
    which has reached a new stage towards the goal of seeing a memorial
    museum in the United States become a reality.

    Van Z. Krikorian, in his capacity as chairman of the AGMM Committee,
    which was fully authorized to proceed with all aspects of the project's
    development and operation, added: "Despite reports that this project
    might not get off the ground, I am delighted to inform opponents that
    their expectations will not be met. The Committee, Hirair Hovnanian,
    Anoush Mathevosian, the Armenian Assembly of America, and all of our
    friends are resolved to build this center in our nation's capital. Here
    the Armenian Genocide and its legacy will be properly memorialized and
    explained through innovative exhibits and a state-of-the-art museum
    facility. The future museum will be located at an exceptional site in
    the heart of Washington, steps from the White House, and will include
    special emphasis on the role of the United States in genocide prevention
    and punishment."

    Krikorian is joined on the AGMM Committee by Denise Darmanian, Esq.,
    Edele Hovnanian, Richard Papalian and Zaven Tachdjian, all of whom have
    brought their experience and strong commitment to the Armenian community
    to work with the two outstanding firms that will plan, design, and
    assemble the museum. The Committee also assigned Dr. Rouben Adalian,
    Director of the Armenian National Institute (ANI), to lead the exhibit
    planning and historical depiction process.




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