Geneva, Switzerland

Advancing the Heritage of Armenians in Jewellery

About Us
  • Board of Trustees

    The Armenian Jewellers Foundation was officially launched in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 16, 2013.

     

         
  • Mission

    The Armenian Jewellers Foundation is an exciting new effort that will explore the global heritage of jewellery, discover key jewellers and their contribution to the industry and provide funds to establish educational programs and scholarship programs for young emerging jewellers from all over the world.
  • Initiatives

    AJF plans to implement a number of initiatives in 2016 promoting Armenian jewellery heritage and providing scholarships to deserving young students.
  • Scholarship Program

    AJF launched its pilot scholarships program in 2014 thanks to an agreement signed with the Armenian Gemological Laboratory and Academy (AGLA) to fund gemological training for young Armenian students.
  • 100th Anniversary

    AJF sponsored and managed the publication, for the first time, of Miller’s collection catalogue and promote exhibits in 2015 and 2016. The inaugurating event was held on April 27, 2015 in St-Petersburg, with plans for further exhibits in Moscow, Yerevan, as well as in Europe and North America. 
Digital Library
  • Armenian Master Silversmiths by Osep Tokat

    AJF is proud to announce the launch of its Digital Library project dedicated to the history of Armenian jewellery art.
  • Armenian Master Silversmiths Book Review by Jack Ogden

    Tokat’s “profound fondness for silver” was prompted by what he calls “a handful of delicate Armenian artworks” that his parents had somehow managed to hold onto when they survived the Armenian genocide of 1915.

  • Treasures of Western Armenia

    Once in a lifetime, we come across an exceptional project; the publication and exhibition of the Treasures of Western Armenia is such an undertaking
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  • Armenian Jewellery Heritage

    As we look back in time, there is a story to be told about every object, every road and every person. For the foundation, retracing the history of jewels and gems and the priceless objects on which they were adorned will allow us to look into a history that is rich with tales of love, loss and loyalty. 
  • History of Armenian Jewellery

    Since the dawn of civilization the art of jewellery making has been essential to man’s social development. Thousands of years ago communities would mine metals and then produce and trade jewellery of all types to the surrounding communities.
  • Today’s Prominent Jewellers

    Throughout history, jewellery masters have lived and worked in major city centers of the world, significantly contributing to the development of the global jewellery and gems industry. 
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  • AJF's Pilot Scholarship Program

    AJF launched its pilot scholarships program in 2014 thanks to an agreement signed with the Armenian Gemological Laboratory and Academy (AGLA) to fund gemological training for young Armenian students.A
  • Yearly Grants

    SCHOALRSHIPS PROGRAM 2015 
    AJF TO AWARD EDUCATIONAL GRANTS IN DIAMOND GRADING
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  • Become a Friend

    Become a Friend of the Armenian Jewellers Foundation and gain the opportunity to receive updated information about our recent discoveries and have the opportunity to be involved in Foundation Activities and Events.

    Your involvement as a Friend to the Foundation will make a difference and will help create a community that will allow the Foundation to prosper.
  • Fundraising Initiatives

    Franck Muller Limited Edition Watches

    The Foundation’s first fundraising effort is made possible thanks to the generous support of Mr. Vartan Sirmakes, CEO of Franck Muller Geneva, who offered to manufacture a special limited series of Franck Muller watches celebrating the Armenian Alphabet. These watches will be given as a memento to the Foundation’s patrons whose contributions will provide start-up funds for education and research activities.
  • Current Patrons

    Become a Patron of the Armenian Jewellers Foundation and gain the opportunity to acquire unique gifts and get recognition for your contributions in all the Foundation’s publications.

    Your support as a Patron to the Foundation will make a difference and will shed light on a rich history and help educate the young jewellers of the future.
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Lost Treasures of Armenia AJF & St-Petersburg’s Ethnographic Museum Develop Strategic Partnership

Published : Sunday, March 16, 2014
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AJF's collaboration with the St‐Petersburg Ethnography Museum, spearheaded by AJF regional director Aza Babayan, is in full swing.

Thanks to the initiative undertaken by AJA President and AJF Board of Trustees Treasurer Mr. Gagik Gevorkyan, AJF partnered with this world‐renowned museum to publish the A. A. Miller collection of Armenian treasures for the first time.

With AJF's support, a major effort is now underway to publish a coffee‐table book featuring these artifacts, and substantiating their significance for the first time.

Renowned curator and Senior Researcher at the Museum's Department of Ethnography of the Nations of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Dr. Lusine Ghushyan is already editing the publication in collaboration with other eminent art historians.  

Thanks to joint efforts with AJF, professional photographs have also been taken and prepared for publication. AJF is already in talks with other strategic partners to complement its efforts, as well as administrate technical and logistical matters in order to publish this museum catalogue by the end of October 2014. AJF is concurrently planning a series of events to launch this exclusive publication, and promote the museum exhibits from the Miller collection in 2015 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

A special presentation on this AJF initiative will be made at the upcoming AJA event in Basel, to which all are invited to attend. Russian professorAlexander Millertravelled to historic Armenia during the genocide in 1916 with the aim of salvaging a piece of history. He collected 225 artifacts that include jewellery, costumes, and embroidery from Van, Mush, and Bitlis. For more than 95 years,the collection was stored away and only recently came to light.

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