Archinect - News 2024-11-23T08:13:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150061569/syria-matters-exhibition-to-document-the-destruction-of-country-s-cultural-heritage Syria Matters exhibition to document the destruction of country’s cultural heritage Alexander Walter 2018-04-25T13:48:00-04:00 >2018-04-25T13:48:45-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8f/8fvspajka253bqph.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The destruction of Syria&rsquo;s heritage over the past eight years is the subject of a significant show due to open at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha later this year. The exhibition, entitled Syria Matters (opens 23 November), aims to explore the country&rsquo;s centuries-old &ldquo;extraordinary cultural heritage&rdquo; against the backdrop of the raging conflict that has seen the destruction of six Unesco world heritage sites under President Bashar al-Assad.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>