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WEBThe AGMA honors the victims and survivors of the 20th century's first genocide by highlighting the historic identity of the Armenian people, their art and culture, and their perseverance in the face of adversity.
Armenian Genocide - AGMA
WEBRelying on the cover of World War I, in 1915 the Young Turk regime ruling the Ottoman Empire embarked upon the state-organized wholesale deportation and mass killing of the Armenian population of Asia Minor. The deliberate murder of 1.5 million Armenians was denounced as a crime against humanity.
Consequences - AGMA
WEBThe 1915 genocide resulted in the eradication of the Armenian people from their historic communities in Western Armenia, the destruction of their millennial civilization, and the dispersal of the survivors around the globe.
Armenian Civilization - AGMA
WEBIn their historic homeland of 3,000 years, the Armenian people developed a flourishing civilization noted for its art, architecture, literature, and music.
America and the World's Response - AGMA
WEBThe Armenian Genocide was chronicled in the archives of the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the Vatican, and the Ottoman Empire.
Armenian Geography - AGMA
WEBThe online museum is a joint project of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial, Armenian National Institute, and Armenian Assembly of America.
Genocide of the Yezidi People - AGMA
WEBThe online museum is a joint project of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial, Armenian National Institute, and Armenian Assembly of America.
Taking Action - AGMA
WEBIn the 21st century, individuals, organizations, and nations can make a difference in preventing genocide, ethnic cleansing, intolerance and injustice by acting upon the international norms that now make them unlawful.
Survivors - AGMA
WEBWith the vast majority of adults killed or starved to death, survivors of the atrocities were mostly children. Without families and communities to care for them, thousands of Armenian children were left homeless as a consequence of the Armenian Genocide.
A Civilization Destroyed - AGMA
WEBAmong the many consequences of the Armenian Genocide was also the destruction of the millennial civilization of the Armenian people. In 1915 across the Ottoman Empire the Armenian community maintained some 2,500 churches, …