WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Month of Armenian Art dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the RA Independence has been opened with a solemn ceremony in Washington, in the main annex of the World Bank on September 5. The Month has been organized on the initiative of the RA Embassy in the U.S. jointly with the WB Art Program. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Press and Information Department of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pieces of the Armenian modern fine arts, more than 40 sculptures and paintings of 16 Armenian creators, are exhibited in the hall of the WB main annex within the framework of the Armenian Art Month. Concert of Armenian medieval music was also held in the WB concert hall on the opening day. During the event, Tatul Margarian, the RA Ambassador to the U.S.. and Marina Galvani, the Director of the World Bank Art Program, made opening speeches. More than 200 guests, including high-ranking officials of the U.S. State Department and the World Bank, WB staff members, clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Church in U.S., as well as representatives of the American Armenian community were present at the opening ceremony of the Month and at the concert.

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