Shahen Gevorki Khachatryan (born September 28, 1934, Aleppo) is an Armenian art expert. He is the founding director of the Arshile Gorky Museum in

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Biography

In 1946, his family moved to Soviet Armenia. Khachatrian finished the

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. In 1967

Martiros Sarian Martiros Saryan ( hy, Մարտիրոս Սարյան; russian: Мартиро́с Сарья́н; – 5 May 1972) was a Soviet Armenian painter, the founder of a modern Armenian national school of painting. Biography He was born into an Armenia ...

appointed Khachatrian as the head of his museum. He directed the Martiros Sarian Museum for over 40 years. In 1991, Shahen Khachatrian also was appointed the head of National Gallery of Armenia. He enriched the gallery's collection with about 500 pieces purchased and collected from different countries and Armenian Diaspor

He led the gallery for 13 years. Khachatrian published books dedicated to Sarian, Hakobian, Minas and Ayvazovski. He organized 60 exhibitions.

Awards

*"Honored Artist of Armenia" (1984) *"Movses Khorenatsi" medal (1998)

External links

Celebration Honoring 75th Birthday of Shahen KhachatryanSHAHEN KHACHATRIAN TO LECTURE IN LOS ANGELES
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khachatrian, Shahen People from Aleppo Syrian people of Armenian descent Armenian scientists 1934 births Living people Syrian emigrants to the Soviet Union Kechichian family