Christmas trees became popular in the 16th century when people would bring decorated trees into their homes to resemble the winter solstice. In this video, Collections Curator Gary Lind-Sinanian tells us about a visit from Hayk Demoyan, one of our esteemed Academic Advisors. Dr. Demoyan suggested adding artifacts from Soviet Armenia to our collection, so we acquired several items including this vintage Christmas tree from the 1960s.