pl. Bohaterow Getta 16/10
30-547 Krakow, Poland
tel/fax (+48-12-) 656-56-07
email: otk@kki.net.pl
Armenian Cultural Association (ACA) was established in 1990 in Cracow. It is a formally working cultural organization which was registered by the Provincial Court in Cracow according to the Act of Associations. ACA is managed by the board comprising: Adam Terlecki (president), Antoni Amirowicz (secretary), Adam Mueck (treasurer), Vahe Amirbekyan, Maciej Bohosiewicz, Elżbieta Ganimian, Mikael Nazlojan, Tadeusz Stefanowicz and Wojciech Zachariasiewicz (board members). The tenure of the board is four years (until 2002).
The main aim of ACA is to integrate the Polish Armenian community and to document their history and culture (click here to learn about the history of Armenians in Poland). ACA gets in touch with Armenia and Armenians abroad to help Polish Armenians to maintain emotional bonds with the whole nation. The membership is not limited. ACA gathers all those who are interested in Armenian problems. The participation in the association activity is also possible for people not belonging to ACA.
The activity of ACA is financed by membership fees, subsidies
and donations. The main form of ACA activity are monthly meetings
with lectures concerning Armenians and Armenia. Additionally,
according to financial abilities ACA organises all-Polish
congresses of Armenian community. Until now four congresses were
held, they were in 1991, 1992, 1994, and in 1998. If necessary,
ACA undertakes also other forms of work, that is: supporting
enterprises important for Armenian community, coming to people's
assistance, representing the community and promoting Armenian
affairs in Polish society.
ISSN 1233-8605
Quarterly ACA publishes the Bulletin of Armenian Cultural Association (Biuletyn Ormiańskiego Towarzystwa Kulturalnego). The Bulletin includes accounts, memoirs, opinions, studies and other works of any form which deal with history, culture and current affairs of Armenians and Armenia. The Bulletin is prepared by the Editorial Board with Anna Krzysztofowicz as a chairwoman. All copies are distributed among subscribers.
History of Armenians in Poland (by Antoni Amirowicz)
Creatd by Vahe Amirbekyan
Last modified January 30th 2000