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FACILITIES
The Hagop
Kevorkian Building
The Hagop Kevorkian Building was opened in 1973 through the generous
support of the Hagop Kevorkian Fund. The building was designed by
the noted New York architects Philip Johnson and Richard Foster.
The library and lobby incorporate decorative elements from the residence
of the Quwwatli family of Damascus. The Quwwatli house was built
in 1797 and remained in the family's possession (serving at one
time as the British Consulate in Syria) until it was demolished
in the 1920s. Fifty years later, stones, tiles and woodwork from
the house were reassembled in the new Kevorkian Center, with the
aid of photographs of their original setting, by the restoration
expert Ichizo Yamamoto.
The Kevorkian Center houses the Richard Ettinghausen Library on
the first floor; the Department of Middle Eastern Studies on the
second floor; Department faculty on the third floor; and the Center
offices on the fourth floor. The Stephen Chan Auditorium is located
in the basement of the building.
The Richard Ettinghausen Library
The Richard Ettinghausen Library was named in honor of the late
art historian who co-founded the Kevorkian Center in1966 with Middle
East historian R. Bayly Winder.
The library is a non-circulating Middle East Reference Collection.
It houses a computer language lab, and functions as a study center
for students of the Middle East at NYU.
Fall hours (temporary):
Monday: 11:15am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 11:15am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 11:15am - 2:45pm
Thursday: 11:15pm - 4:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
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