On Saturday, its opening day, the jury of the 56th Venice Biennale announced the winners of the international art festival. The Armenian pavilion was awarded the Golden Lion for presenting works by the Armenian diaspora on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Asbarez reports.
According to the official website of the Venice Biennale, the Golden Lion for the national pavilion went to Republic of Armenia for forming a pavilion based on a people in diaspora, each artist engaging their specific locality as well as their heritage. The pavilion took the form of a palimpsest, with contemporary positions inserted into a site of historic preservation. In a year that witnesses a significant milestone for the Armenian people, this pavilion marks the resilience of trans-cultural confluence and exchanges.
The opening of the Armenian pavilion took place on May 6 with participation of Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and Armenia's Ambassador to Italy Sargis Kazarian.
The 56th Venice Biennale will last till 22 November 2015.