Syria: Cradle of Civilisations
The National Museum inaugurated the exhibition 'Syria: the Cradle of Civilisations' exhibition in cooperation with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Damascus.
Within the framework of international cooperation and preservation of tangible heritage, and based on the agreement concluded in (2019 CE) on a temporary loan of museum artefacts from the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Damascus, which were damaged during the period of the Syrian crisis for the purposes of preservation, and from the end of the year (2020) until the middle of the year (2021), (201) museum pieces were received in two batches, most notably the unique Palmyrene sculptures, in addition to artefacts dating back to the Paleolithic period - pre-pottery A, the Bronze Age, the Umayyad Caliphate period, the Ayyubid period, the Mamluk period, and the Ottoman period. In the first half of the year (2020), (9) Palmyra statues was preserved. Then in the first quarter of (2022), the Conservation and Preservation team at the National Museum completed the restoration of (195) pieces of Syrian artefacts and the (9) Palmayrene statues. As the artefacts gone through a number of stages in the conservation and preservation process, starting with sterilization, documentation and photography, and ending with restoration operations, finally, the team’s efforts were crowned with success.
Exhibition Photography: © Ibrahim Balushi
“Syria: Cradle of Civilisation” have been inaugurated on the 21st of May 2022 in the National Museum of Oman.
Inaugurated under the patronage of Her Highness Sayyida Mona bint Fahd Al Said. This is a temporary gallery in the National Museum and can be experienced until October 2022. Press Release. National TV Coverage.
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