Online exhibition explores Palmyra in English and Arabic
Temple of Baalshamin, Louis Vignes, 1864. Albumen print, 8.8 x 11.4 in. (22.5 x 29 cm). The Getty Research Institute, 2015.R.15.
LOS ANGELES, CA
.- For centuries the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra have captured the imagination testaments to the legacy of the prosperous multicultural center of trade that once dominated the region. Online beginning February 3, Return to Palmyra, presented in English and Arabic, invites audiences to explore the rich history of the city, including an exhibition of rare 18th-century etchings and 19th-century photographs of the site, new scholarship, and a moving interview with Waleed Khaled al-Asad about the modern-day experience of living and working among the ruins of this storied locale.
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