Armenia Fund USA donated much needed laptops to several institutions of culture and education in Armenia and Karabakh following its $ 20.8 million Thanksgiving Day Telethon fundraising efforts.
Museums devoted to literature, fine arts and history were selected. Included were: three house museums in Gyumri (Shirak province) – the Hovhanes Shiraz House Museum; the Avetik Isahakian House Museum and the Mher Mkrtchian House Museum. Other museums included, the Perj Proshyan House Museum in Ashtarak, Aragastotsn Province, the Aksel Bakunts House Museum in Goris, Syunik Province and the Stepan Shahumian House Museum and Cultural Center in Stepanavan, Lori Province.
The donated laptops are equipped with 5-in-1 digital media and high definition BrightView displays, and loaded with Genuine Windows 7. Their use will add ease to personnel’s day-to-day operations as well as support their ongoing research and presentations.
The recipient art museums counted an impressive array as well. Among those benefiting are the Vanadzor Museum of Fine Art in Lori province; the E. Charents Museum of Art and Literature in Yerevan; the Martuni Art Gallery (Martuni, Gegharkunik Province); the Jermuk Art Gallery in( Vayots Dzor Province; Hrazdan Art Gallery (Hrazdan, Kotayk Province); and in the city of Etchmiadzin, the Etchmiadzin Art Gallery.
