Opening Reception for Tell Our Stories

To commemorate the launch of our curated Cal Humanities-sponsored gallery exhibition Tell Our Stories: Artifacts from the Assyrian Genocide, the Modern Assyrian Heritage Project at Stan State is pleased to host a gallery viewing and opening program featuring presentations by scholars and community members on the Assyrian genocide era and the Assyrian diaspora.  This event is free and open to the public. Featured speakers will include David Armstrong, Ruth Kambar, and Hannibal Travis.  The formal program will take place in Snider Recital Hall, with exhibition viewing in the University Art Gallery.  The Art Gallery is located inside the Theatre Building, adjacent to Snider Hall. Parking is available in Lot 2.  More information is available on the Sarguis Modern Assyrian Heritage Project website.

Tell Our Stories: Artifacts from the Assyrian Genocide

Using personal narratives and historical artifacts, this exhibition explores the Assyrian Genocide era - roughly 1895 through 1924 in the Ottoman Empire and Persia - and the subsequent experience of Assyrian resettlement in the US. The exhibition tells the stories of the survivors whose photos we see:  survivors who lost families endured unspeakable hardship and built a future for their families. It also features several paintings by contemporary Assyrian artists reflecting on the legacy of the genocide and diaspora.  

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