If you are looking for a quiet space in the middle of the often too-busy holiday season, join us for the Candlelit Labyrinth Peace Walk on Sunday, December 20 from 5-7pm at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, between Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Christopher Columbus Park. You may walk to the center of the labyrinth Read More…
Following the October 1st Naturalization Ceremony at Faneuil Hall, the new United States citizens were welcomed to attend a reception at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. The Black Sea Salsa trumpeters led a procession to the park and played festive music during the event. Greetings were extended by James M. Kalustian, President, Armenian Heritage Foundation, Read More…
This Sunday, September 20, the second annual Afternoon at the Park for Families & Friends is being held on from 2-4pm. Festivities include dancing and enjoying the All-Star Armenian Ensemble featuring Greg Krikorian, oud/vocals George Righellis, guitar/vocals and Dr. Harry Papazian, dumbeg; dance instruction with Apo Ashjian, Director and Founder, Sayat Nova Dance Company of Read More…
One hundred years after the Armenian Genocide of 1915, thousands gathered in Boston on April 24, 2015 for a milestone commemoration at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway. People attending the large event remembered the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed around the time of World War I by the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Many highlighted the genocide’s recognition by Massachusetts along with other Read More…
A public reception and viewing was held on Saturday afternoon for the 2015 configuration of the Abstract Sculpture at Armenian Heritage Park. Fans of the Greenway park and public art were on hand to celebrate with Julie Burros, Boston Chief of Arts & Culture, Donald Tellalian, architect and designer of the Abstract Sculpture and members of Read More…
The Abstract Sculpture, a public art split dodecahedron at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, was reconfigured this week for the 2015 season. The new configuration of the Abstract Sculpture is quite a dramatic change going from one of the tallest arrangements to a more squat, horizontal shape. The annual configuration is the fourth since the park was Read More…
Join us for the SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PARK FOR FAMILIES & FRIENDS! Sunday, September 21, 2014 2-4 pm Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, Boston between Faneuil Hall Marketplace & Christopher Columbus Park Meet & Greet / For All Ages Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream with thanks to Emack & Bolio’s Stewart Kagel – Read More…
Recognizing the starting date of the Armenian genocide on April 24, 1915, a commemoration vigil was held at the Armenian Heritage Park. Here are some photos from the Thursday night gathering on the Greenway.
The Abstract Sculpture, a public art split dodecahedron at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, was reinstalled on Sunday morning, March 23, 2014. The annual configuration is the third since the park was dedicated in May 2012. On hand at this year’s reconfiguration were members of the Armenian Heritage Foundation non-profit that fund the Read More…
Here are the Spring happenings at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, courtesy of the park’s foundation. ANNUAL RECONFIGURATION OF THE ABSTRACT SCULPTURE: END OF MARCH Annually in March, the Abstract Sculpture, a split dodecahedron, at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway is reconfigured in celebration of the immigrant experience. The annual reconfiguration commemorates Read More…
Mary DeWitte’s 4th grade class from the North End’s Eliot School visited Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway on Tuesday to meet the Park’s architect/designer, Don Tellalian. The students were especially intrigued with the Park’s Abstract Sculpture, a split dodecahedron, and how the geometric shape is annually reconfigured and why. Many walked the labyrinth and Read More…
World Labyrinth Day: Walk as One at 1pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 as people from all over the world walk a labyrinth in solidarity and peace. Countries participating include the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, the Bahamas, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, China, South Africa and Australia. World Labyrinth Day, annually held on the first Saturday of Read More…