Current Projects
Heritage of Displacement: Oral Histories from the UK Armenian Communities (2023–2026)
With this new, large-scale project, the Institute aims to help British-Armenian communities to take part in preserving their heritage of displacement, migration, and resettlement. This oral history project will collect the memories of members of the Armenian diaspora settled in London and Manchester, the two largest Armenian communities in the UK. Family stories and personal relationships with cultural traditions will be recorded and preserved, with a desire to shed light on paths of migration, and how Armenians have recreated ‘home’. The project also aims to document tangible heritage through the digitisation of family photographs and the photogrammetry (3D rendering) of memorabilia and family heirloom objects. This new digital archive of recorded interviews, material heritage, and photographs will be hosted on a new dedicated website that will remain available as a resource for the community and for academic research.
This project is funded by a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, thanks to National Lottery players.
Living | Building | Together
This project is a festival of architecture and culture, to highlight the importance of architecture and urbanism within the international Armenian social fabric. A series of talks, screenings, and workshops will reflect on the urban and the rural, Armenian communities, materiality and the way we live together in those constructed spaces.
The Living | Building | Together festival, supported by the British Council, was curated in association with The Oshakan Project.
Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS)
The Armenian Diaspora Project conducts surveys of public opinion in Armenian diaspora communities to inform the public, scholars, policy-makers, and community leaders about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the Armenian world in the 21st century.
Led by a team of academics, researchers, and experts, the Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS) aims to provide a snapshot of the contemporary Diaspora. The project fills a critical gap in the knowledge of the Diaspora and provides an evidence-based understanding of the multilayered and diverse aspects of diasporic life.
ADS is funded by the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and carried out under the auspices of the Armenian Institute in London.
Past Projects
Armenian Studies Group Was a place where researchers, students, post-grads and professionals, share their work-in-progress with the interested, supportive group.
Armenian Institute befriending scheme Starting in May 2020, led by Anoushka Berberian and Hasmig Topalian, this program helped those struggling with the isolation of COVID-19.
Broadening Access to Armenian Heritage through Engagement and Resilience
The project included preservation work on our valuable library and archives as well as new interactive activities designed to attract both Armenian and non-Armenian users and participants.
Treasured Objects
Each object has a story to tell and through them we learn more about Armenians as individuals and as a people.
Connecting Communities: Creative Writing Across the Arts
Funded by Arts Council England, St Sarkis Charity Trust and generous individuals, the Armenian Institute has begun a new series of events and workshops encouraging shared creative experiences.
Town Hall Meetings
Provide an open forum to discuss challenges facing Armenians and Armenia today.
Armenian Threads
Artist Sarah Greaves considers the lenses through which Armenian culture, history and identity are viewed.
Salon Mashup: Displacement + Regeneration
A four-day mixed media event featuring art exhibitions, installations and performances including music, theatre, dance, spoken word and performance art.
Namus, The Project
To mark the 100 year anniversary of the play Namus by Alexander Shirvanzade, a journey to find a new life for this play in the 21st century.