A must visit place in Damasucs! The museum is filled with ancient monuments and statues from all Syrian cities. You would find a lot of headless statues and ancient glass. I loved the military world and the The Necroplois and funerary art. There are ancient monuments that goes back to The Byzantine Age (395AD-632AD). Highly recommended to visit. The only downside is that description is in French and Arabic and not in English

This is a beautiful, contemporary and brightly lit museum with a number of antiquities reflecting the various civilizations in Syria’s timeline. It also reflects what was locked up and saved during the war, and so is still in recuperation. The exhibits are well-curated, its clean with a beautiful minimalist setting. The outside gardens are beautiful as well. No cameras allowed inside.

Amazing museum. It is too bad maybe due to the war lots of exhibits are not displayed. Maybe it will get better in the future.

A very interesting museum with artefacts from Pamyra and other places in Syria. Unfortunately around half of the exhibition is closed down. The open-air sculpture park is also nice.

Before the end of World War I, Syria had no museums. The museum of Damascus was established in 1919, one year before the establishment of the French mandate, and is thus oldest cultural heritage institution in Syria. It was first located in al-Madrasa al-Adiliyeh, an historical building in the old city dating to the 12th/13th centuries. A new building was constructed between 1936 and 1979, and it became what is today the National Museum of Syria. Since these years, the collections have been enriched by many new finds from numerous excavations. The objects are divided chronologically: prehistory, ancient Orient, Greek, Roman Byzantine, Islamic antiquities, and modern art. The museum curates some 5,000 cuneiform tablets. These tablets are from: Tell Al-Hariri (Mari): approximately 3,000 cuneiform tablets and fragments (school tablets, literary and administrative texts, contracts) have been excavated since 1998 in a private house at the north east of the royal palace. They are to be dated to the Old Babylonian period. The texts are being studied by A. Cavigneaux form the University of Geneva and will be published soon. The museum curates also some Mari tablets from the former excavations (before 1998). Tell Mardikh (Ebla): only 4 tablets (dating from the Early Dynastic III period). Ras Shamra (Ugarit): roughly 1,500 tablets from the Middle Babylonian period, of which 600 texts were recently found in the house of Urtenu and are mostly written in Akkadian language. Ras Ib Hani: 130 tablets from the Middle Babylonian time, comparable to the Ras Shamra ones. Tell Sabi Abyad: only one tablet that dates to the Middle Assyrian period. Tell Taban (Tabatum), at 20 km south of Al-Hassake. Roughly 500 tablets, mainly from the Middle Assyrian period, have been unearthed there by a Japanese team from the Institute for Cultural Studies of Ancient Iraq of Kokushikan University.

(Translated by Google) National Museum of Damascus, Dean of the Syrian museums and one of the most important museums of Arab, it is the largest and the oldest and best known forms Boqsama wide and numerous gardens museums within one museum, also includes the most prominent Syrian monuments discovered in the twentieth century. Therefore, Arab researchers and scholars and foreigners seen this museum as an important documentary, historical and cultural reference not only at the level of the Middle East but also on the global level. (Original) المتحف الوطني بدمشق عميد المتاحف السورية واحد من أهم المتاحف العربية، فهو أكبرها وأقدمها وأشهرها ويشكل بأقسامه وحدائقه الواسعة متاحف عديدة ضمن متحف واحد، كما ويضم أبرز الآثار السورية المكتشفة في القرن العشرين. ولذلك ينظر الباحثون والدارسون العرب والأجانب إلى هذا المتحف على أنه مرجع توثيقي وتاريخي وحضاري مهم ليس على مستوى منطقة الشرق الأوسط فحسب بل وعلى المستوى العالمي أيضا.

An amazing historical place, explains all civilisations that passed through syria. Absolutely recommended, the Monuments especially indoors (photography not allowed) tells a lot about the syrian very ancient history.

an exceptional place that you must absolutely visit if you come to damascus. The most important museum in Syria, this museum is full of history, artifacts and exceptional objects. the welcome is warm and the garden a unique place to relax in the heart of our history

Amazing museum full of invaluable pieces of art. The Syrian ruins restoration teams work so hard on taking care of it. The employees are helpful and kind.

(Translated by Google) The Damascus National Museum opened its doors for the first time since its closure in 2012 because of the conflict that has plagued Syria since 2011. The General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums has just opened a single pavilion displaying archaeological artifacts from several historical periods that have been hidden over the past years. The director of buildings and archaeological documentation in the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums, Ahmed Dib: "We chose some artifacts that were displayed in the National Museum earlier and go back to most of the historical periods from prehistoric times until the Islamic period." He pointed out that work is under way "as much as possible (...) to prepare the museum fully in the next stage." (Original) فتح متحف دمشق الوطني الأحد أبوابه للمرة الأولى منذ إغلاقه في 2012 بسبب النزاع الذي يعصف بسوريا منذ العام 2011. واكتفت المديرية العامة للآثار والمتاحف بافتتاح جناح واحد عرضت فيها قطعا أثرية من فترات تاريخية عدة تم إخفاؤها خلال السنوات الماضية. وقال مدير المباني والتوثيق الأثري في المديرية العامة للآثار والمتاحف أحمد ديب: "اخترنا بعض القطع الأثرية التي كانت معروضة في المتحف الوطني سابقا وتعود لغالبية الفترات التاريخية من عصور ما قبل التاريخ وحتى الفترة الإسلامية". وأشار إلى أن العمل جار "بقدر الإمكانيات (...) ليصار إلى تجهيز المتحف بشكل كامل في المرحلة اللاحقة".

(Translated by Google) The National Museum of Damascus is the dean of the Syrian museums and one of the most important Arab museums, it is the largest and oldest and most famous. Therefore, Arab and foreign scholars and scholars view this museum as an important documentary, historical and cultural reference not only at the level of the Middle East but also on the international level. (Original) المتحف الوطني بدمشق عميد المتاحف السورية واحد من أهم المتاحف العربية، فهو أكبرها وأقدمها وأشهرها ويشكل بأقسامه وحدائقه الواسعة متاحف عديدة ضمن متحف واحد، كما ويضم أبرز الآثار السورية المكتشفة في القرن العشرين. ولذلك ينظر الباحثون والدارسون العرب والأجانب إلى هذا المتحف على أنه مرجع توثيقي وتاريخي وحضاري مهم ليس على مستوى منطقة الشرق الأوسط فحسب بل وعلى المستوى العالمي أيضا.

The place is way more than beautiful! In it you can find all the artifacts from all eras and civilizations of Syria. There is a very beautiful outdoor section that contains a nice cafeteria, as well as an internal section that contains several subsections from different Syrian eras, and there are also sections on the art of glass, painting, and cloth, and all of these sections contain pieces all of them are more than 2,000 years old... There are also special and unique sections, such as the presence of a complete cemetery below the museum... The experience is very wonderful, and entering a Syrian museum that contains all these eras and kingdoms is a wonderful historical and archaeological experience... The entry ticket is very cheap, especially if you are a student.. it is highly recommended. ❤️🤍💚🤍💚🖤

Stunning gate and very beautiful garden, but the inside is a bit disappointing, doesn't really reflect Syrian history. You can find very few pieces in poor presentation, not good lighting, even the info text doesn't explain much about the items and is in Arabic only. I imagine this place could be better only by adding some few details.

The museum will finally reopen its doors by the end of the month - I had visited it once in 2009 before the war and I can't wait to revisit again. This is truly a national treasure not only for Syria but for the entire world.

Lovely place with a wealth of artefacts

(Translated by Google) Divided into two external and the garden and the smell of jasmine everywhere Entry for $ 150 for the local population (symbolic). The second section is within an indoor exhibition and the monuments are protected by glass or otherwise Brochures should be distributed inside the museum but sold in libraries (Original) يقسم إلى قسمين خارجي وفيه الحديقة وتفوح رائحة الياسمين بكل مكان الدخول بمبلغ 150 للسكان المحليين ( رمزي ) .وفيه قطع أثرية متناثرة تعود لعهود غابرة والقسم الثاني ضمن معرض داخلي والآثار محمية بالزجاج أو غيره المفروض توزيع الكتيبات داخل المتحف لكنها تباع بالمكتبات

Hidden treasures inside, Visit and enjoy a journey through history

The museum of Damascus was established in 1919, one year before the establishment of the French mandate, and is thus oldest cultural heritage institution in Syria. It was first located in al-Madrasa al-Adiliyeh, an historical building in the old city dating to the 12th/13th centuries. A new building was constructed between 1936 and 1979, and it became what is today the National Museum of Syria. Since these years, the collections have been enriched by many new finds from numerous excavations. The objects are divided chronologically: prehistory, ancient Orient, Greek, Roman Byzantine, Islamic antiquities, and modern art.

A ancient history museum that contains syria treasures and collections throughout the centuries that are incredible and the staff are kind and helpfull it was a beautiful experience .

beautiful city, i worked here as translator for tourists . love this city so much!

(Translated by Google) Praise be to God in Damascus, there are many other places left for its light May God preserve Syria and return as the first and most beautiful Lord ... Your brother from the city of Abha - Saudi Arabia (Original) الحمدلله في دمشق باقي الكثير من الأماكن باقيه على نورقها ربنا يحفظ سوريا وترجع مثل أول وأجمل يارب .. أخوكم من مدينة أبها - السعودية

The perfect place to sit quietly & enjoy the atmosphere. Highly recommended for every foreign person, artist, or writer. It's a source of inspiration & peace. One of ghe very few places to enjoy in Damascus.

(Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful places for psychological comfort, it has a cafeteria but at tourist prices, its garden is very beautiful (Original) من أجمل الأماكن للراحة النفسية، يحوي كافتيريا لكن بأسعار سياحية ، حديقته جميلة جدا

Great place to visit with kids and family or friends. It has a cafe inside. The garden surrounding the museum is perfectly taken care of. It has many ruins you can enjoy seeing. The museum inside is just perfect, well decorated and divided in away that shows you different cultures and eras of nations that lived and built in Syria and you see them in a lovely tour that mostly is accompanied with a tour guide that provides you with more information. Each piece is showed with some information tell about it. In the different sections of the eras you can have a full historic information in Arabic as well as in English. I definitelllllyy recommend visiting the museum many times not just one time.

(Translated by Google) The most beautiful museum in Syria You need long hours, sometimes not a full day is enough for you to reflect on its great historical, cultural and archaeological contents Wonderful, in the full sense of the word I advise you to visit and do not forget the garden ❤️ (Original) أجمل متحف في سوريا تحتاج ساعات طويلة وأحياناً لا يكفيك يوم كامل لتتأمل محتوياته التاريخية والثقافية والأثرية العظيمة راااائع بكل معنى الكلمة أنصحُ بزيارته ولا تنسوا الحديقة ❤️

Still many things closed. Pictures not allowed inside

(Translated by Google) Includes a beautiful garden with basalt rocks and carved limestone rocks. (Original) يتضمن حديقة جميلة تحتوي على صخور من البازلت وصخور كلسية منحوتة ..

The National Museum of Damascus (Arabic: الْمَتْحَفُ الْوَطَنِيُّ بِدِمَشْقَ) is a museum in the heart of Damascus, Syria. As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history over a span of over 11 millennia.[2] It displays various important artifacts, relics and major finds most notably from Mari, Ebla and Ugarit,[2] three of Syria's most important ancient archaeological sites. Established in 1919, during King Faisal's Arab Kingdom of Syria, the museum is the oldest cultural heritageThe first museum was founded in 1919 under the supervision of the Syrian Ministry of Education at Madrasa al Adiliyah and housed a smaller collection until this was moved to its current location.[8][9][10] The current building was built in 1936 next to Takiyya al-Sulaymaniya mosque. On the facade, it presents the front walls of the Umayyad palace of Qasr al-Heer al-Gharbi, which was removed from its location in the Syrian desert.[10] The discovery of Qasr Al-Heer Al-Gharbi adding new attention to the collection of the Islamic period, the Directorate of Antiquities decided to incorporate the fragments of the palace into the museum. The front façade of the palace was transported to Damascus, before being carefully reconstructed as the National Museum's main entrance. The process took several years and the official opening was celebrated in 1950.[9] By time, new halls and wings were added to the museum as its collection grew. In 1953, a three-storey wing was added to display more exhibits of the Islamic period, as well as contemporary Syrian art.[9] In 1963, a new lecture hall and a library were added. This lecture hall was furnished as a 19th-century Ottoman-era Damascene reception hall, lavishly decorated and ornamented, as most Damascene palaces of that time.[11] Later additions were made in 1974 to house exhibits from the Paleolithic period. The most recent addition took place in 2004, when the temporary exhibition wing was reworked to display Neolithic antiquities.[

(Translated by Google) It is a must see for everyone. but if the country gets better because there is a problem, we will come again. (Original) Herkesin görmesi gerekli yerdir. ama sıkıntı olduğu için ülke düzelirse gene geliriz.

Place where start history.

Amazing place to visit.. Has an inside museum and an outside museum

(Translated by Google) According to Wikipedia Until the end of the First World War, there was no museum in Syria, and after the Ottoman forces evacuated from Syria, the Knowledge Bureau was established.One of the tasks of one of its people was to take care of antiquities and establish a museum in which one of the halls of the Adliya school building in Bab al-Bareed was opposite to the virtual school. The collection of the Damascus Museum in 1920, which was magnified by the successive archaeological finds, and at the time also sent Prince Jaafar al-Husseini to France, and was the first delegate from Syria to study antiquities and specialization and museums. (Original) حسب ويكيبيديا حتى نهاية الحرب العالمية الأولى، لم يكن في سورية أي متحف، وبعد جلاء القوات العثمانية عن سورية، تأسس ديوان المعارف، وكان من مهمات إحدى شعبه الاهتمام بالآثار وتأسيس متحف تحفظ فيه، وخصصت له إحدى قاعات مبنى المدرسة العادلية في باب البريدمقابل المدرسة الظاهرية فتكرمت العائلات الكريمة في سورية بإهداء هذا المتحف مما لديها من آثار وتحف شكلت نواة مجموعات متحف دمشق عام 1920م، التي تعاظمت من خلال المكتشفات الأثرية المتلاحقة، وفي حينه أيضًا أوفد الأمير جعفر الحسيني إلى فرنسا، وكان أول موفد من سورية لدراسة الآثار والتخصص فيها وبالمتاحف.

very nice place to visit with family, ticket price is cheap

(Translated by Google) A wonderful and powerful place that shows the challenge of time Thank you who made these statues (Original) مكان رائع وقدير يدل على تحدي الزمن شكراا لمن صنع تلك التماثيل

(Translated by Google) The National Museum of Damascus, the dean of Syrian museums, is one of the most important museums as it is the largest, the oldest, and the most famous of them. With its sections and vast gardens, many museums are included within a museum, and it also includes the most outstanding Syrian antiquities discovered in the 20th century. For this reason, researchers and academics see this museum as an important documentary, historical and cultural reference, not only at the level of the Middle East region, but also worldwide. (Original) El Museo Nacional de Damasco, el decano de los museos sirios, es uno de los museos más importantes, ya que es el más grande, el más antiguo y el más famoso de ellos. Con sus secciones y vastos jardines, muchos museos están incluidos dentro de un museo, y también incluye las antigüedades sirias más destacadas descubiertas en el siglo XX. Por ello, investigadores y académicos ven este museo como un importante referente documental, histórico y cultural, no solo a nivel de la región de Medio Oriente, sino también a nivel mundial.

The main exhibit is closed for the public because they stored lot of saved artifacts from all over other museums from Syria (from the war areas) The garden is open and there are plenty of things to see. Check the Cafe there, very pleasant place with beautiful fountain in front.

Damascus National Museum: It was established in 1919 and opened officially in 1936 using the gate of the desert castle of Qasr al-Heir al-Gharbi, near Palmyra, as its entrance. This museum is one of the most beautiful and most complete museums in the world

(Translated by Google) 2020/02 visit It was under construction and the second floor could not be entered. I'm worried that the relics that look pretty good are exposed in the open Also, there are few explanations in English and there are so many explanations in Russian, so even people who cannot read Arabic may want to be able to read Cyrillic. It was said that the construction would end in the summer, but I'm wondering if it ended in this time. (Original) 2020/02訪問 工事中で二階は入れなかった。結構良さそうな遺物が野晒しになっており心配になる また英語の説明はほとんどなくロシア語の説明はそこそこあるのでアラビア語が読めない人でもキリル文字は読めた方が良いかもしれない。 工事は夏には終わるとのことだったがこのご時世で終わったのか気になる所だ。

restorers at the National Museum of Damascus to recover our iconic busts from Palmyra, which were damaged at the hands of ISIS. L

it's a great place to visit ❤

Very welcoming as a Tourist from London!!

One of the nicest museum I ve never visited. Needs english translations on the walls

Back 4000 years very interesting place to visit

amaaaaaaazing place to visit Containing very interesting pieces of ancient civilizations in Syria

(Translated by Google) Beautiful and cool ♥ (Original) جميل ورائع ♥

Good rubble exhibits. Not sure why it was under current events. Also I didn't like having to wear a gas mask. 4 goats out of 5

(Translated by Google) Its garden is very beautiful, with a palace gate, many relics, and a Roman burial is necessary to visit. (Original) حديقته جدا جميلة ، وفيه بوابة قصر و عديد من الاثار و مدفن روماني ضروري تزوره.

(Translated by Google) Unfortunately, Syria has been destroyed (Original) للأسف سوريا تم تدميرها

(Translated by Google) Wonderful museum 😍😍💛 (Original) متحف رائع 😍😍💛

It deserves a lot of care.

(Translated by Google) Friends and brothers of Damascus, take care of the Prophet Elijah Synagogue, which is abandoned today, we are brothers, Jews, Christians and Arabs. Friends and brothers of Damascus, take care of the abandoned synagogue of Prophet Elijah today. We are brothers, Jews, Christians and Arabs. 'Asdiqa' wa'iikhwat dimashq, aietanawa bikanis alnabii 'iilia almahjur alyawm, nahn' iikhwat wayahud wamasihiuwn waearb. (Original) Friends and brothers of Damascus, take care of the Prophet Elijah Synagogue, which is abandoned today, we are brothers, Jews, Christians and Arabs . أصدقاء وإخوة دمشق ، اعتنوا بكنيس النبي إيليا المهجور اليوم ، نحن إخوة ويهود ومسيحيون وعرب. 'asdiqa' wa'iikhwat dimashq , aietanawa bikanis alnabii 'iilia almahjur alyawm , nahn 'iikhwat wayahud wamasihiuwn waearb.

(Translated by Google) One of the most beautiful Arab museums because of the history of the land and people (Original) من اجمل المتاحف العربية لما يحويه من تاريخ للارض والانسان

(Translated by Google) It is a nice (Original) انه راءع

😉✌👼💫

(Translated by Google) It is a very beautiful place that the museum is fun (Original) انه جميل مكان جدا ان المتحف ممتع

Art and culture

🫀

(Translated by Google) A large and beautiful museum. Needs a private visit (Original) متحف كبير وجميل. يحتاج زيارة خاصة

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful violin, although I did not visit (Original) كمان جميل جدا رغم اني لم ازورة

(Translated by Google) Distinctively worth visiting (Original) مميز بامتياز يستحق الزيارة

(Translated by Google) It gives you a good idea about some archaeological sites (Original) يعطيك فكرة لا بأس بها عن بعض المواقع الأثرية

It is considered as a huge encyclopedia that brings together many civilizations from those that settled in the Levant, the place is very wonderful and especially suitable for those who like to contemplate drawings, statues and mosaic paintings

Of course it’s a place with a lot of history and I spent a few hours trying to read each one of the informational pamphlets on the wall. The downside of this museum is that I was not allowed to take pictures, which is a bummer because I would love to be able to show my readers a bit more about the museum.

(Translated by Google) A beautiful place Sculptures inside the museum and scattered around the garden (Original) Un lugar precioso. Esculturas dentro del museo y repartidas por el jardín

(Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) جميل

Where the history starts