In the Footsteps of Herman Vahramian

In the framework of the exhibition dedicated to Herman Vahramian’s graphic works, AHA collective is pleased to host a talk by Milan-based conservator architect Gaianè Casnati on the lifelong dedication of Vahramian to Armenian art and architecture. From the first scientific series on Armenian architecture published from the 1960s to the 1990s with the Politecnico di Milano and the National Academy of Sciences of the Armenian S.S.R., to the international symposia on Armenian Art and a number of multilingual publications realized through the cultural institutes I/COM and Oemme Edizioni, touching architecture, art, photography, history, music, and culinary traditions, Vahramian’s meticulous editorial vision laid the foundations for a transnational and interdisciplinary understanding of Armenian built heritage, artistic practices, and sociocultural narratives. In her talk, Casnati will reflect on this pioneering legacy and present the new center SIREH (Center for the Study, Preservation and Enhancement of Armenian Cultural Heritage), that she co-founded in Armenia with an international group of experts as a continuation of this intellectual and cultural mission and in response to the on-going threats of cultural erasure and history falsification Armenians are facing.