21 10 2008 -AGBU : Armenian Heritage in Turkey ».

www.agbueurope.org
On November 13 from 9.30am to 1.00 pm
AGBU Europe will host a conference in the European Parliament entitled «A Journey of Cultural Rediscovery: Armenian Heritage in Turkey ».

The conference, which is part of the official European Year for Intercultural Dialogue, will review the recent public debate in Turkey on the country's forgotten Armenian Heritage in the light of recent groundbreaking artistic and intellectual contributions on the subject and will examine the significance of Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey from a European perspective.

Speakers at the conference will include Fethiye Cetin, author of the book "My Grandmother", Osman Köker, creator of the groundbreaking exhibition "My Dear Brother", art historian Professor Patrick Donabedian as well as historians Vahe Tachjian and Ara Sarafian.



The conference will be opened by Michael Leigh, Director General at the European Commission in charge of enlargement. The conference will conclude with a panel debate. A reception will follow the conference.

This events is organized under the Aegis of Bernard Lehideux MEP, with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's Brussels office.

The conference is open to all but prior registration is indispensable to access the European Parliament's building.

Registration deadline: 4 November 2008.

The conference brochure and registration form can be downloaded at: www.agbueurope.org

(Direct access:
http://en.ugab.fr/2008/10/02/conference-brussels/

For registration and further information, please contact AGBU at:
Tel +331 45 20 03 18. Email: contact@agbueurope.org
Conference location:
European Parliament, Room ASP 3G3
Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Brussels

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