The Ararat-Eskijian Museum and Research Center (AEMRC), in collaboration with the Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA and the Armenian Film Foundation, announces the official launch of the Vahan N. Dadrian Digital Archive.

Sunday, November 15, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Ararat-Eskijian Museum & Research Center, Sheen Chapel
15105 Mission Hills Rd.
Mission Hills, CA 91345

Professor Vahakn N. Dadrian (1926-2019) was a pioneering scholar of the Armenian Genocide who played an instrumental role in establishing the broader field of genocide studies. His archive of official documents, correspondence, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, and research notes, drawn from Ottoman, German, British, French, American, Armenian, and other sources, comprises more than 100,000 pages and over 660 gigabytes of digitized material, the result of sixteen years of dedicated work.

For the first time, the collection will be freely accessible worldwide through an Al-powered digital platform featuring "Ask Dadrian," which allows researchers to ask questions of the archive in natural language and discover connections across thousands of pages. The public is warmly invited to join us, in person or online, to celebrate this landmark achievement.

Presentations by Maggie Mangasarian Goschin, Carina Goschin, Prof. Taner Akçam, Dr. Anna Alexanyan, Dr. Hayg Demoyan, and Garegin Chookaszian. Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Carla Garabedian.

Remote access will also be available. 

For additional information, please email Eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com or call (747) 500-7585.