May 17, 2025 … it was quite an exceptional time!
Saturday’s meeting began with a Holy Mass at Łazienkowska Street with the participation of a special guest, a singer from Armenia, Mr. Aram Gabaghchourian from Yerevan. His vocal participation in the liturgy will remain an unforgettable experience. After the Holy Mass Aram Gabaghchourian enchanted us with a performance of three pieces by Komitas. We immortalized the meeting with a commemorative group photo.
Despite the poor, wet weather the Museum Night began at 6:00 p.m. At that time, a walk along the Armenian trail from the Church of St. Anne began too. More guests were already arriving at the Foundation’s headquarters from 6:00 p.m. A large group of young people from the Armenian Youth Organization in Poland also showed up who led Armenian dance lessons. They were a huge success so the young people repeated these lessons with commitment. At first, in the open air and at the end after 10 p.m. in a huge circle the guests led by cleric Narek danced around our central showcase in the Foundation’s headquarters. The sounds of Armenian melodies and dances were met with great applause and brought much joy to the participants.
Apart from the new visitors whom we guided around our two exhibitions with all the strength of our modest Team and the dances there was another extremely
Prelekcja konserwatorki szat liturgicznych p. Ewy Soszko-Dziwisińskiej
interesting event. We were visited by one of the two fabric conservators who take care of our exceptionally rich and priceless collection of liturgical vestments. Her story about their origin, or more precisely about the origin and creation of the fabrics from which they were sewn was fascinating. The gathered listeners asked many detailed questions, including how threads and embroidery made of gold and silver which appear very often in these fabrics are created. The story of how
patterned velvets were hand-woven over three hundred years ago was equally wonderful.
Theoretically, we were supposed to end this Night before midnight, but it did not work out. The last guests left well after midnight. Summing up, an exceptional Saturday full of interesting events and the satisfaction and appreciation of the visitors give us great satisfaction and “drive” for further action!
mot, photo Władysław Deńca
