The Hakawati Project

With deep gratitude, we wish to acknowledge the supporters who made our recent Memory Lab workshop possible.
We are thankful to Byblos Bank Armenia, whose support for travel and accommodation allowed our international team to gather in Yerevan and work closely with the collection.
Our sincere appreciation goes to the Sardarapat Ethno-Museum for hosting the opening session of the workshop and for generously sharing their knowledge about Armenia’s historic puppet traditions.
We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the Folk Arts Hub for welcoming our guests and offering their beautiful space for the hands-on sessions, where the full collection of 180 puppets made their appearance.
We are equally grateful to Anteb Restaurant, MOV Restaurant, and Academia Café, whose hospitality and support added warmth and care to our days of intense work and collaboration.
To all who believe in Hakawati’s mission, thank you. Your support allows us to care for this heritage with dignity, curiosity, and responsibility.
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Raffi Niziblian and Winslow Martin were guests on Aravot Luso, talking about “Love Letter to Armenia”

Առավոտ լուսո. Րաֆֆի Նիզիբլյան, ՈՒինսլոու Մարտին Public TV Company of Armenia 2025Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArmPublicTVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ArmPublicTV #ԱռաջինԱլիք

Something from last week.

HAKAWATI: MEMORY LAB
We’ve begun the delicate work of archiving and digitizing Abkar Knadjian’s 120-year-old Karagöz puppets; survivor objects (from pre-1915 Urfa to mid-1900s Aleppo).
Led by photographer and archivist Tamar Sarkissian, with Raffi Niziblian and Sona Tatoyan building the temporary catalogue, this phase prepares us for an unprecedented international workshop in Yerevan bringing together scholars from Greece, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia ... a first of its kind.
We can’t wait to share the stories of collaboration, dialogue, and shared cultural memory that emerge from this living archive.
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