of daylight from the skylights above. The area features a children’s playroom and a business center with computer access and health care information. To enhance patient privacy, coaster pagers, similar to those used in restaurants, summon waiting family members to the postsurgery consultation with the surgeon. Art, Culture and History Opened in 1979, the Edward and Helen Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and History of Jerusalem is located in a 200-year-old building that once housed the Armenian Patriarchate’s Theological Seminary, The Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture present a picturesque overview of Armenian history, religion and cultural heritage. Exhibits include historical and religious artifacts, many brought to Jerusalem by pilgrims, including hand-woven rugs, a collection of Armenian coins, huge copper cauldrons crafted by Armenian smiths, colorful tiles from the world-famous Kutayha district, and a map of the ancient world printed in Armenian. There is also a replica of Gutenberg's original printing press, the first to be established in Jerusalem in 1833. Awards The Armenian Students' Association of America awarded Mr. Mardigian the Sarafian Award for Good Citizenship in 1986. External links Origins of the Armenian Assembly of America Engagement Announcement, Siran Hovnanian and Robert Mardigian, New York Times, July 19, 1981 Mardigian Donates $875,000 to the University of Michigan Mardigian Foundation donates $3,000,000 to the University of Michigan Mardigian Foundation donates $3,000,000 to the University of Michigan Edward Mardigian Family Surgery Center, Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI Past recipients of the Armenian Professional Society Grant Armenian Museum of Art and History - Jerusalem American people of Armenian descent Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Armenian engineers 20th-century American engineers Engineers from Istanbul Wayne State University alumni 1907 births 1993 deaths Detroit Institute of Technology alumni