Edwardian Costumes of Constantinople: Opening Reception & Lecture
About Edwardian Costumes of Constantinople: Opening Reception & Lecture
Dive into Armenian culture with vibrant dresses and rich textile stories at our fun, in-person event!
Edwardian Costumes of Constantinople
opening reception & lecture
Welcome: Gallery Owners Gayane Matulian & Sarkis Damargi
ADTP Founder/Director: Tina Demirdjian
Founding & Timeline of the Armenian Dress & Textile Project (ADTP)
The power of our lives through discoveries, and the stories of where we come from.
Master Embroiderer/ADTP Director: Dr. Sofi Khachmanyan
How to dress an Edwardian woman: discovery to demonstration and the re-making of Victoria Telfeyan’s Edwardian gown.
🥁OPEN CALL: Have an Armenian family story to share about textiles, costumes, or treasures? We’d love to collect oral histories to share on a platform of ancestral stories.
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Timeline of Our Ancestors: Costumes, Textiles & Stories05/02 - 05/30/26Litavie Art Gallery
6413 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, Ca
seasonal exhibit & events
An exhibit of costumes, textiles and embroidery from the 19th and early 20th Century. Delve into one Armenian family’s journey from 1893 Turkey to present day Los Angeles. Discover items they carried with them that survived genocide, migration, and time, and became the inspiration for the founding of the Armenian Dress & Textile Project (ADTP).
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