New Armenian Heritage Walk Announced
- kyle3934
- Apr 18
- 1 min read
Article from Hyperallergic
Fifty years after Philadelphia’s “Young Meher” statue was first erected by Armenian Americans on the United States Bicentennial, the heroic figure will be at the center of a new permanent public art exhibition slated for a 2026 unveiling. The Armenian Heritage Walk will be positioned in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA).
The news of the forthcoming commemorative space comes as experts warn of a “cultural genocide” as the Azerbaijani regime destroys Armenian churches and other heritage sites in Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh). Over 100,000 Armenians were forcibly displaced from their homeland last September, and a recent report from the Caucasus Heritage Watch found a 75% increase in destroyed burial grounds, sacred places, and other sites since fall 2023.
The Armenian Heritage Foundation of Philadelphia, a group created to oversee the project, announced the walkway in March. Last November, the city’s art commission issued a final approval on the public project installation in front of the PMA.
