Film
What are these precious interior designs hidden in old houses in Damascus, Aleppo and elsewhere? What does fish have to do with these decorations? What are some of the techniques for preserving these designs? Watch this video to find out the answers with restoration expert Anke Scharrahs!
The Syrian Heritage Archive Project is located at the Museum für Islamische Kunst in Berlin.
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Museum and the City: „Kulturgut ist Verhandlungssache: Stefan Weber und die Syrian Heritage Initiative“ im Blog der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
Project website: Syrian Heritage Archive
Syrian Heritage Initiative
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“Interactive Heritage Map of Syria” to Receive Further Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 2021
The “Syrian Heritage Archive Project” for the creation of a digital register of cultural heritage is to continue in 2016
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