{"id":274086,"date":"2022-06-09T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=274086"},"modified":"2022-06-09T13:46:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T10:46:39","slug":"restoration-of-syrian-antiquities-at-the-czech-national-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=274086","title":{"rendered":"Restoration of Syrian antiquities at the Czech National Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prague, SANA- The Czech National Museum has announced its intention to restore about 20 unique Syrian artifacts, most of them from Palmyra, some dating back to 4000 BC, after they were transferred last week from Syria to Prague in cooperation with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a press conference held on Wednesday in Prague, the Czech National Museum\u2019s Director, Michal Luke\u0161 said that the artifacts will be restored at the museum\u2019s workshops in the presence of Syrian specialists before returning them to Syria, expecting that the process will take about a year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luke\u0161 added that this event is considered to be a fruit of a standing cooperation with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Syria for five years.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-24-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-24-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-24.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that before returning the artifacts, an exhibition will be organized at the Czech National Museum to showcase the renovated antiquities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luke\u0161 added that the restoration process is carried out within the framework of the Czech government\u2019s program for humanitarian and development assistance in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In turn, the representative of the Syrian Embassy in Prague, Dr. Samir Massad, said that the Czech Republic was among the first countries to offer assistance to Syria in the field of preserving antiquities and restoring what was destroyed by terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massad hoped that the cooperation between Syria and the Czech Republic in this field would be an example to follow by other countries to contribute to saving the ancient Syrian cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nisreen Othman\/ Ruaa al-Jazaeri<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-274086 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?attachment_id=274089'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-14-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-14.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?attachment_id=274090'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-28-300x278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-28-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/photo_2022-06-08_23-07-28.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prague, SANA- The Czech National Museum has announced its intention to restore about 20 unique Syrian artifacts, most of them from Palmyra, some dating back to 4000 BC, after they were transferred last week from Syria to Prague in cooperation with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums. 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