Norwegian missionary’s grandson donates grandmother’s manuscripts tothe Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute

YEREVAN, 21 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. Jussi Biørn, grandson of Bodil Katharine Biørn, who was a missionary and saved numerous Armenian women and children during the Armenian Genocide, has donated his grandmother’s exclusive manuscripts to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. This is what Jussi Biørn told journalists during the opening of the new exhibition of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, as “Armenpress” reports. Jussi Biørn, who presented himself as Bodil Katharine Biørn’s grandson, mentioned that he accidentally found them in his attic. “These were at my house. I lived with my grandmother for 15 years. I found these materials and contacted the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute,” Biørn said, mentioning that he has filmed a documentary devoted to his grandmother.

According to Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan, Jussi Biørn had previously provided the museum with the missionary’s items, including photos, as well as other manuscripts. Demoyan added that the manuscripts would be translated into Armenian and English.