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Watertown Armenian Museum Gets New Name

The museum in Watertown Square will now be known as the Armenian Museum of America.

The museum dedicated to Armenian American history and culture in Watertown Square has a new name.

As of Christmas, the Armenian Library and Museum of America changed its name to the Armenian Museum of America Inc., the museum announced in a piece in the Armenian Reporter.

The museum is one of the largest focusing on Armenian culture and history outside of Armenia. It includes exhibitions celebrating 3,000 years of Armenian history, and honors the victims of the Armenian Genocide by creating a permanent museum and library.

The Armenian Museum of America is at 65 Main St. in Watertown. For more information visit the museum website.



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