{"id":5543,"date":"2024-07-29T09:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?page_id=5543"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:11:55","slug":"armen-aroyan-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/initiatives\/digitization-projects\/armen-aroyan-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Armen Aroyan Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--modal-image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--modal-image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          About the Collection\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1987, Armen Aroyan led groups of Armenians from the Diaspora to visit the villages of their ancestors and connect with their heritage. Over the next 30 years, Aroyan organized around 100 trips with 1,480 travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each trip was recorded in meticulous detail, on videotape. While the quality and accessibility of video developed, Aroyan\u2019s recordings underwent format changes through the years, the content remained the same: individual travelers reciting, singing, crying, telling stories, sharing bits of Armenian history, and conversing with the local population. With the goal of preserving these videos, Aroyan generously deeded his collection of footage to the Institute of Armenian Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/07\/tempImageBLPcAQ-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/07\/tempImageBLPcAQ-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/07\/tempImageBLPcAQ-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/07\/tempImageBLPcAQ-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Armen Aroyan with Richard Hovannisian in Western Armenia\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n              <a href=\"#gallery-1688137040\" class=\"gallery-trigger\">\n          <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n          Photos from the collection\n        <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div id=\"gallery-1688137040\" class=\"gallery-container lity-hide\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                   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                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armen Aroyan with a tour group visiting the ruins of the medieval Armenian capital Ani.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armen Aroyan filming a story from one of the trip participants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrance of Varagavank in Van. Photo taken by Armen Aroyan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Digitization \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The collection is currently being digitized by Institute team members. When completed, the collection will be available on USC Digital Library. 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