June 10, 2010

AUA Inaugurates Akian Art Gallery

The ribbon-cutting for the Akian Art Gallery, made possible by funds donated by the Akian Family Foundation.

From AUA and the Armenian Reporter, we learn about a ribbon-cutting at the AGBU-supported American University of Armenia:

… [AUA] opened the Akian Art Gallery in the University's Paramaz Avedisian Building on June 1 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Akian Art Gallery was made possible by a generous donation to AUA by the Akian Family Foundation.

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