The Armenian Orphan Rug will be presented on February 26 at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium by Maurice Missak Kelechian, Glendale Arts reported.

Msar Palace in Ghazir is about 20 miles from Beirut, Lebanon, perched on a hill, the Msar (often spelled Mizar) palace in Ghazir was built during the 19th century by a Lebanese prince, Emir Chehab II. Early in 1923, the Near East Relief organization rented Msar palace and turned it into an Armenian girls’ orphanage, the largest in the area. Under the American flag, the orphanage became a safe haven for 1400 Armenian girls who had witnessed the destruction of their country, during the Armenian Genocide. The place is well known for its rug factory. From 1923 to 1930, the orphanage produced 3254 rugs and around 1000 orphan girls certified in the art of rug weaving. These girls made history by introducing the art of rug weaving into the Lebanese culture. Three years after the Ghazir orphanage was founded and within a period of ten months, seven Armenian orphan girls wove their masterpiece rug on behalf of tens of thousands of Armenian orphans around the world.

Last November Orphan Rug was displayed in the visitors center of the White House.