Renovated building of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute to open in 2015
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) will present a new exposition in a renovated building on April 24, 2015, AGMI deputy director Suren Manukyan told a news conference on Monday.
According to him, the repairs began in November and the museum is temporarily closed now. A temporary exhibition will open in the museum on April 20, 2014.
The AGMI deputy director noted that the repairs are being carried out with the support of benefactors.
The renovated building will be 2.5 times larger than the old one, modern exhibition technologies will be used.
A total of 22 nation states, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia and the Vatican, and dozens of state and provincial legislatures around the world, including New South Wales and South Australia, have formally recognized the Genocide by Turkey between 1915 and 1922. International bodies such as the World Council of Churches, the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have also recognized the Armenian Genocide.