National Museum of Damascus
 The façade, which was the gateway to Qasr al-Heer al-Gharbi | |
  Location in Damascus  Location in Damascus | |
| Established | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Coordinates | 33°30′45″N 36°17′24″E / 33.512572°N 36.290044°E |
The National Museum of Damascus (Arabic: المتحف الوطني بدمشق) is a large museum in the heart of Damascus, Syria. The most popular part of the museum is the 2nd century AD Dura-Europos synagogue.[1]
Location
The National Museum of Damascus lies in the West of the City, between the Damascus University and the Tekkiye Mosque Complex.
History
The museum was founded in 1919 at Madrasseh al Adiliyeh.[2] The current building was constructed in 1936, with wings being added in 1956 and 1975.[3]
Wings
The exhibits are organised into 5 wings;
Prehistoric Age
Remains and skeletons from different Stone-Age periods.
Ancient Syria
Many Exhibits from ancient sites such as Ebla. The most important of these is the world's first Alphabet.
Classical Age
This wing contains Roman, Greek and Byzantine exhibits. It includes many rare statues, as well as stone and marble sarcophagi. It also includes a jewelry section, and many other exhibits which may not be found in any other part of the world.
Islamic Age
The facade of an Islamic palace has been moved and reconstructed as the museum's main entrance. Some of the contents of the palace are also located in the museum, including carvings.
It also contains many exhibits made of glass and metal, as well as coins, from different periods of Islamic History. There are also scriptures from the Umayyad era to the Ottomans.
There is also a hall containing an example of a traditional Syrian home, which was obtained from an old house which goes back to the 18th century.
There is a library adjacent to this section.
Contemporary
Contains contemporary works of artists from Syria, the Arab world, and other countries.[2]
Gallery
Entrance of the museum
Damascus museum couple in stone
Lion
See also
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References
- ↑ Syria Gate article on the museum Archived December 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "The National Museum of Damascus".
- ↑ Arabic Wikipedia article on the museum