Armenian Street Foundation

The fate of the Armenian race is underpinned by an unwavering sense of community. Our long and difficult history has forged an enduring heritage deeply rooted in the Armenian language and religion.

Evidence of this heritage can be found in all corners of the world thanks to Armenian merchants who played an important role in global maritime trade. These devout and diligent merchants established communities in the most important trading posts, building lasting institutions integral to the cultural and commercial fabric of their host countries. Many of the towns Armenians settled in had an Armenian Street and where viable, the settlers built a church which served as the heart of the community. Significant architectural and visual reminders of these contributions made by early Armenian settlers can still be found across the world.

The Armenian Street Foundation collaborates with leading artists to recreate impressions of life on Armenian Streets around the world. This first series traces that uniquely Armenian journey from our heartland in Eastern Anatolia - Paradise Lost - to the trading posts of Southeast Asia - Paradise Found.

SERIES RED - SOUTHEAST ASIA

This first series of the Armenian Street Collection explores the origins of Armenian settlements in Asia originating in Ani and Julfa, and their gradual move east to New Julfa, which paved the way for merchant minority settlements spanning South and Southeast Asia from India east to Indonesia.

ThIS exhibition is part of the collection at the Armenian Heritage Gallery Singapore.

SERIES BLUE - MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

This second series of the Armenian Street Collection explores the early Armenian Settlements in Western Armenia and Cilicia, and the thriving communities that were established along the Eastern Mediterranean Basin.