Published: October 28, 2018
Archaeologists and restoration specialists attend reopening of museum in Damascus
Syrian officials, foreign archaeologists and restoration specialists attended the reopening ceremony of Syria’s National Museum in the heart of Damascus on Sunday, more than six years after the prominent institution was shut down and emptied as the country’s civil war encroached on the capital.
The reopening of the museum was hailed as a return to normal life by Syrian officials, eager to cash in on military victories against armed groups who had only recently shelled Damascus and threatened the seat of the government in the capital.
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