Lecture Series: "Nazi Looted Art Recovery as a Model for Recovery of AGLA: Armenian Genocide Looted Art"

This lecture series, featuring Dr. Taner Akçam and Law Professor Michael Bazyler, will explore efforts to identify and recover Armenian art looted during the Armenian Genocide, drawing parallels with Nazi-looted art restitution.

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time to be announced (Pacific Time)

The program will touch on UCLA's Armenian Genocide Looted Art Research Project (AGLARP), which brings together law students and art students—many of them Armenian-Americans—to search museum and institutional collections for Armenian art objects, aiming to create a comprehensive list of all Armenian art in the United States and their provenances.

The AGLARP specifically seeks to identify objects looted during or after the Armenian Genocide. Law Professor Michael Bazyler of Chapman University will discuss how models of Nazi-looted art recovery can inform this work, highlighting the legal and historical dimensions of restitution efforts. AGRP Director Dr. Taner Akçam will provide additional context on the Armenian Genocide and the scholarly significance of this unprecedented initiative.  

Lecture Series Details:

• New York, NY - Friday, May 1, at 6:30 PM (ET) 
  • Location: Skylight Room in the Graduate Center, The City University of New York (CUNY) (365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016)
  • Parking: There are paid garages nearby or attendees can take the subway to 34th Street Herald Square (N/Q/R/W and B/D/F/M) and walk several minutes to the venue.

• Fair Lawn, NJ - Monday, May 4, at 6:00 PM (ET)
  • Location: St. Leon Armenian Apostolic Church (12-61 Saddle River Rd #369, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410).
  • Parking: There is a parking lot on site.

• Boston, MA - Tuesday, May 5, at 6:00 PM (ET)
  • Location: National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) (395 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA 02478).
  • Parking: There is a parking lot on site.

Sponsor(s): Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) at the CUNY Graduate Center