Today’s Open House takes you through the Damascus Room in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a wonderful example of a Syrian qa’a. Besides a room tour, I dive into some analysis, discussing historical interpretation, contextualization, and Orientalism in collections. It’s a big topic that might bring up more questions than I answer, but hopefully gives a little look into both Syrian history and the interpretation of period rooms!

Learn more and bibliography available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzO9t-VHngANpI689kqdOodxoIp-z8uqPwUBLLtGljQ/edit?usp=sharing