Baruyr Bardizbanian (1887-1932), was born in Istanbul, and studied architecture and painting in its School of Fine Arts, probably between 1902 and 1907 In 1923, Bardizbanian came to Egypt according to doctors’ advice because of its mild and dry climate…
Anna Boghiguian is one of the leading contemporary Egyptian-Canadian artists of Armenian origin. Born in Egypt to an Armenian family, she studied economics and political science in 1969 at the American University in Cairo, while simultaneously taking painting classes with…
Armenia is one of the world’s most ancient nations, dating back more than three millennia as well as its literature. It was the crossroad, homeland of many eastern and western ancient cultures, many religions that already contained mythologies affected its…
My journey started nearly a decade ago with EgyptaBazaar,com, my first website. I envisioned it as an online store to sell Egyptian goods and antiques, but it became so much more. EgyptaBazaar was a spark—it inspired me to dive deeper…
Krikor Partamian (July 27, 1921–2010) was a talented amateur opera singer and actor who acted in plays. He was born in Turkey and may have been two years old upon arriving in Egypt. He had a childhood and young…
Vahan Telpian was a mystic artist who practiced painting, sculpting, and decorative design. Born in 1963 to an Egyptian Armenian family, inheriting the Armenian artistic genes, and growing up in multicultural Cairo, he was an art lover. Inspired by his…
Born in 1999 in Cairo, Egypt, Melanie Partamian is an Egyptian, Armenian and Greek visual artist and aspiring curator. Partamian holds a BA in Political Science from Cairo University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a masters degree in…
Raffi Chilingirian, a man whose journey is a true reflection of passion and a deep connection to his cultural heritage. From his early days as a boy in Lebanon, he was captivated by wind instruments, eventually becoming Lebanon’s first professional…