551 Syrian antiquities roving Switzerland, Canada, the US
Syria, Culture, 9/28/1999

With the advent of the third millennium, Syrian antiquities and unearthed finds will be shown to the world in a roving exhibition. The exhibition will be held under the title " Syria: Land of Civilizations."

The chairman of the Syrian antiquities and museums department, Dr. Ali Abu Assaf, said in statements to the local media that the exhibition will be opened at the beginning of November in Switzerland and will later on move to Canada and the US, respectively.

He added that the exhibition contains some 551 antiquities representing the most remarkable archaeological finds discovered in Syria in the past and the present.

The exhibition sheds light on the different aspects of the human civilizations that have flourished in Syria since prehistory and the role of these civilizations in contributing to human advancement.

Abu Assaf commented that one of the main objectives of the exhibition is to acquaint foreigners with the history and deeply-rooted civilizations in Syria.

He continued that the exhibition also aims at divulging the secrets of the "Zionist" propaganda which he said continues to blur the cultural and civilization identity of this Arab area. The roving exhibition will last for two-and-a-half years.

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