Britanahay Բրիտանահայ: Armenian and British

Exploring over 800 years of British-Armenian communities and interactions, this new display in our Treasures Gallery features printed books, manuscripts, magazines and ephemera in five languages from three continents.

The display contains some key moments in Armenian-British history, including the first Armenian book printed in London in 1736 and the Anciennes et Nouvelles Chroniques de l'Angleterre (Royal MS 14 E IV), which features an illustration of King Richard II of England meeting King Levon V of Cilicia.

But it also draws upon everyday examples of Armenian-British heritage, among them the newspaper Aregak (Արեգակ; Sun), published in Wimbledon in the 1960s and 70s, and a tourist guide of Cyprus produced by two well-known Armenian-Cypriot photographers, the Mangoian brothers.

Britanahay Բրիտանահայ: Armenian and British is free to see in our Treasures Gallery. It is supported by the Armenian Institute and the Benlian Trust.