National Museum of Aleppo

The National Museum of Aleppo (Arabic متحف حلب الوطني ) is the largest museum of Aleppo, was established in 1931. It is located in the center of the northern city, in the Baron Street next to the Baron Hotel and near the Bab al - Faraj - bell tower. The exhibition focus of the museum is dedicated to the archeology of Syria, with most finds from the northern part of the country originate.

History

After decision by the Syrian authorities, a small Ottoman palace in 1931 turned into a National Museum in Aleppo. After the building was about three decades as it is in use, it was to meet the growing with the number of exhibits of space, demolished in 1966 and replaced by a larger and more modern building.

Collections

The museum objects of all historical periods are exhibited. The focus, however, on the Iron Age as well as to the Islamic period. It is known especially the entrance of the museum, a reconstruction of the monumental facade of a late Hittite / Aramaean palace dating from the 9th century BC from Tell Halaf.

Ground floor

The ground floor houses two departments: the Department of prehistoric culture and the Department of Syriac civilizations.

The first division is housed in a large hall in which various Stone Age tools and objects from Aleppo, Ain Dara and Ebla are. This includes the reconstruction of one of the oldest found manmade huts (about 8,500 BC) Mureybet.

The second division includes several rooms which are compiled according to geographic regions of Syria. There are numerous objects of the Bronze Age from Hama and Ugarit, statues and inscribed clay tablets of Mari and of Max Mallowan found at Tell Brak artifacts. In addition, here Iron Age objects and statues in Assyrian style from excavations in the Jazirah and along the Euphrates.

The main rooms on this floor are:

  • Space of the hills of the Jazirah.
  • Mari - room.
  • Hama region space.
  • Ugarit room.
  • Tell Halaf area.
  • Arslan Tash- room.
  • Tell Ahmar area.
  • Area of ​​ancient statues and cuneiform tablets.
  • Ebla room.

Upstairs

The upper floor of the museum consists of three departments:

  • Department of classical artifacts: Different objects of the Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, such as coins, glass mosaics and ceramics.
  • Department of Arabic - Islamic History: Various Arabic coins, manuscripts, ceramics, and a sarcophagus and an astrolabe each from the 12th century AD
  • Department of Modern Art: works by modern artists from Aleppo and Syria; but also a scale model of the Old City of Aleppo as well as a mosaic of the sixth century AD

Farms

The courtyard contains monumental basalt statues of ancient mythical figures of the Hittites and Romans, as well as a large mosaic from the third century AD In the forecourt, however, are Assyrian monuments, Aramaic, Byzantine and Arab origin issued ..

Gallery

  • National Museum of Aleppo

Statues in the courtyard of the museum

Bubbling water deity from Mari

Interior

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