It publishes documents, monographs, memoirs and other works on modern Armenian history and organizes lectures and conferences.

[1] It is based in London and maintains a United States branch in Cleveland.

[1] British-Armenian historian Ara Sarafian serves as its executive director.

[2] Since 1998, the institute has been publishing a quarterly journal titled Armenian Forum (ISSN 1091-4714 OCLC 35810656).

[3] The institute is named after Komitas (Gomidas in Western Armenian pronunciation).