Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center

Armenian Research Center

The Armenian Research Center (ARC) houses resources on all things Armenian.

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ARC Mission and Goals

ARC's primary mission is to serve students, the academic community and the public, both in the U.S. and worldwide, by facilitating research and publications on all aspects of Armenian history, society and culture.

The ARC

  • adds a multicultural and international perspective to the educational process on and off campus;
  • aims to help students better understand the world and define their proper role in it;
  • provides the metro Detroit community, and particularly the Armenian-Americans, with valuable learning resources, educational materials, outreach programs, and helps to serve local cultural needs;
  • supports innovative research in Armenian Studies by providing classes, scholarships, resources and publication opportunities to students and scholars both nationally and internationally;
  • organizes Armenian Studies conferences and exhibitions to advance its mission to serve the academic community in the U.S. and worldwide.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Flyer for a film showing a scene of a boy facing a mountain landscape in the background. A black-and-white photo of the film producer, shown in a circular frame, partially overlays the image. Additional film details are included in the surrounding text.

Detroit Premiere of the film My Sweet Land

The Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn has partnered with the Armenian National Committee of MIchigan to host the Detroit premiere of the film, My Sweet Land, with an in-person presentation by the filmmaker Sareen Hairabedian. The film follows the life of 11-year-old Vrej Khatchatryan for three years, first in his village in Nagorno-Karabakh and then in a refugee camp in Armenia. It has been shown at numerous film festivals around the world. 

When: Friday, May 9, 2025, @ 7 PM

Where: Kochoff Auditorium (Room 1030) of the CASL Building on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. 

Free admission, free parking. 
Light refreshments will be provided.
 

ARC News

A group of students working on deks facing the large block M poster in Yellow and Maze in the hallway next to the Armenian Research Center's entrance.
Gerald Ottenbreit explaining students how to make boxes for fragile items.

Armenian Research Center Welcomes AGBU Manoogian High School Students 

April 25, 2025

On April 17, 2025, the Armenian Research Center (ARC) had the pleasure of hosting 24 high school students from the AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian School (Southfield, Michigan), as part of their school’s community service program.

The students visited in two groups, each group spending 1.5 hours at the Center and 1.5 hours on a tour of the ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn campus. During their time at the ARC, the students engaged in hands-on tasks essential to library operations. These included shelving books, barcoding items, and preparing boxes to store and preserve fragile volumes. Collectively, the students barcoded and reshelved 150 books and created custom boxes for 12 fragile items.

The ARC is proud to contribute to this educational initiative and remains committed to engaging with local Armenian community organizations. 

 

 

Two students at Vahe Sahakyan's desk assigning barcodes to books. Vahe Sahakyan in the background checking their work.
Two students at another station, barcoding books.
One student sitting on the floor, and the other standing, reshelving the barcoded books.
Ara Sanjian observing the students, as they work on the computer station for linking the barcoded books with the records.
Hayk Sahakyan placing a custom cut tape on barcodes, showing two students how to properly affix the bardoces to make sure they will stay in their places while shelving the books.
Gerald Ottenbreit observing two students, as one of the folds the cardboard material over the book, to make sure it fits, before cutting the edges of the material.

ARC office hours

Our In-person office hours are:

Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

For further information and inquiries please contact Mr. Gerald Ottenbreit, Jr. at [email protected] or call the ARC at 313-593-5181.

Location, Address and Parking

The Armenian Research Center is in 136 FCN, at 19000 Hubbard Drive. Consult the ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn illustrated campus map for the location of the FCN building on Hubbard Dr.

Free visitor parking is available on the parking lot across from entrance to the FCN. Visitor parking is marked on the campus map by VP.

Our mailing address is:

Armenian Research Center
4901 Evergreen Rd.
Dearborn, MI 48128