National Museum of Damascus 
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
10-30-18
Forced to Close by Civil War, the National Museum of Damascus Re-Opens Its Doors
The museum’s collections were among 300,000 artifacts hidden by officials as violence spread in Syria.
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