Exhibition of “Hungarian Orientalists in the East” at the National Museum in Damascus  

Damascus, (ST) – The Embassy of Hungary in Damascus, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, organized today a photo exhibition entitled “Hungarian Orientalists in the East” in the Damascus Hall of the National Museum in Damascus.

The exhibition includes the most important photos, works, documents and manuscripts left by Hungarian Orientalists about the countries of the East in different eras. It also includes screening a film about the Hungarian civilization.

The Chargé d’Affaires of the Hungarian Embassy, ​​Csaba Csipry considered in his speech that the exhibition is a bridge between the civilizations and cultures of countries and peoples, stressing his country’s keenness on relations with countries based on respect and understanding.

Csipry praised cooperation with Syria in the scientific field, referring to the scholarships provided by his country to Syrian students in all specializations and postgraduate studies.

In a statement to journalists, Minister of Culture Dr. Diala Barakat stressed the importance of the exhibition, which is organized within the activities of the Syrian Culture Days, in shedding light on the great cooperation with Hungary in cultural work, especially in the field of antiquities through the restoration and excavation work carriwd out in the Marqab and Al-Hosn citadels, and the most important works carried out by the Hungarian archaeological missions in Syria.

She expressed thanks and gratitude to the Hungarian government, especially since this archaeological cooperation did not stop during the years of the terrorist war waged on Syria.

In a similar statement, Director General of Antiquities and Museums Muhammad Nazir Awad pointed out that the exhibition contains pictures of all the Hungarian archaeological activity in the East and in many regions of Africa, India and Japan, in addition to Syria. He referred to the cooperation with the Hungarian side that has continued for about 25 years through the Hungarian-Syrian mission working in the Marqab citadel, which extended to include the Citadel of Al-Hosn.

In a statement to SANA correspondent, Professor of the Hungarian mission, Balaj Maior expressed his pride in being part of the mission in Syria and said: “The country of the greatest civilizations and an important archaeological site for study is very unique and the most unique thing is the Syrian people with their kindness and greatness.

It is noteworthy that the activities of the Syrian Culture Days were launched on the 25th of this month in celebration of the sixty-sixth anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Culture under the slogan “Culture is a Message of Life”.

Raghda Sawas