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The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at New York’s renowned Symphony Space was filled with applause as hundreds of Komitas enthusiasts, Armenian and non-Armenians alike, stood to their feet for an encore from the critically acclaimed Gurdjieff Ensemble on...

With the passing of Jacques Chirac on September 26, 2019, AGBU reflects on the legacy of this two-term French president, whose tenure from 1995 and 2007 coincided with the French Armenian people’s campaign for recognition of the Armenian...

Leveraging its unique position in the epicenter of the high tech industry, with its concentrated community of IT professionals and transformational entrepreneurs, AGBU Silicon Valley paved the way for the first visit of Armenia’s Prime Minister...

The Gurdjieff Ensemble, one of the leading groups in the world specializing in ancient and medieval music from the East, will be making their first American Tour to three major cities this September sponsored by the Armenian General Benevolent Union...

We are pleased to inform you that AGBU earned the highest 4/4 rating for Accountability and Transparency from Charity Navigator, the largest non-profit assessment agency in the nation. In light of this gratifying news, I hope each of you will not...

A brilliant intellectual and prolific scholar, researcher, and author, Vahakn Dadrian is among those rare historians who himself will go down in Armenian history as a seminal figure in Genocide Studies. His passing on August 2, 2019 gives multiple...

On the weekend of July 18-21, the Brazilian city of São Paulo was transformed into a hub for the most internationally diverse group of Armenian young professionals ever to attend the AGBU FOCUS summit, a global gathering held in a different...

Taking advantage of a second opportunity since Armenia’s Velvet Revolution to personally engage with thought leaders and members of the AGBU community, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan had a clear message for the guests assembled at a private...

Creative Armenia and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are pleased to announce the 2020 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellowships, a year-long program designed to accelerate the careers of innovative Armenian artists across the world. Providing a...

Coinciding with their board meeting in Montreal over the weekend of June 20-22, AGBU President Berge Setrakian, along with central board members from around the world and representatives of the organization, completed a full agenda of public...