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2019

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Aleppo: The Millennia for today

AVASA is also present at the reopening of the Archaeological Museum of Aleppo. For this occasion, we set up an Arabic and English version of the exhibit The millennia for today: the panels were visible on two large screens, some bilingual posters provided further information, and free copies of the catalogue in English were available to the visitors. At this link you can find a report of the event written by Yasmine Mahmoud.

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Los Angeles: The Millennia for today

After Rimini and Damscus, the exhibit The Millennia for today continues its tour, this time in Los Angeles. The catalogue and panels have been entirely translated into English (the catalogue also in Italian and Arabic) and presented to the public on the occasion of the Open House of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The exhibit will remain open indefinitely.

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2018

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Damascus: The Millennia for today

AVASA has been invited to actively participate in the reopening of the National Museum of Damascus, after seven years of closure due to the war. So we decided to present a fully translated Arabic version (catalogue included) of the exhibit "Millennia for today", previously set up in Rimini. A report of the event is available at this link.

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Rimini: The Millennia for today

Starting from the material presented at the Beirut exhibit, greatly expanded and enriched in its contents, AVASA has organized a new exhibit that has been set up for the Rimini Meeting in August 2018. Entitled The Millennia for today, it included new audios and videos, as well as a few objects that have been especially sent from Syria. Numerous collaborators of AVASA were also present in Rimini, to meet visitors and share their experiences. The catalogue is also available online on AVASA website.

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Leiden: Archaeology for Peace

In Leiden, in the Netherlands, Urkesh has been the protagonist of a double event organized by the University of Leiden in collaboration with the associations "Ex Oriente Lux" and "Oriental Landscape Leiden". In this one-day event, entitled "Archeology for Peace", not only Urkesh has been presented as a paradigmatic example of a project that brings the local communities together, but we also set up an exhibit which included some of the panels already presented in Beirut, accompanied by new videos.

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2017

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Qamishli: Invitation to Mozan

The exhibit highlights the spirit of pride in the past that everyone shares in Urkesh, a past that these communities have internalized even more during these dark seven years of war. Organized by fellow archeologists from Qamishli, and translated into Arabic and Kurdish, the event will also include a series of guided tours for our friends from the many villages in the Urkesh hinterland. We illustrate in a separate page some details of the exhibit.

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Beirut: Archaeology for a young future

At the American University of Beirut, AVASA has dedicated an exhibit, entitled Archaeology for a young future to our site during the six years of war. It was a particularly important event in light of the participation of Syrian colleagues representing various communities involved in safeguarding the country's cultural heritage. The entire material of the exhibit is available here (PDF = 2 MB) and the catalogue here (PDF = 4 MB). In addition, you may read a detailed report on the full project.

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2016

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Rimini: Georgia. Paese d’oro e di fede

Another great exhibit at the Rimini Meeting on the millennial history of the Republic of Georgia, concentrated on the late ancient and medieval period, with a total of more than 12,000 visitors in a week. The catalogue, entitled Georgia. Paese d'oro e di fede (edited by Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati), quickly sold out and now reprinted, is also available online on AVASA website.

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2015

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Domodossola: Dal profondo del tempo

The Rimini exhibit Dal profondo del tempo arrives in a "traveling" form also in Domodossola, where it draws the attention of the public with a conference that fills the largest theater in the city, about 3,000 visitors, who mainly came from the surrounding school districts. The catalogue (edited by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati), is also available online on AVASA website, in both Italian and Arabic.

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Qamishli: Dal profondo del tempo

Encouraged by the Rimini exhibit (Dal profondo del tempo), Dr. Elias of Qamishli brought a reduced version of the exhibit, in Kurdish and Arabic, to a city near Urkesh (Qamishli) and various other small cities. In the picture to the right, we are in the "Center for the Renewal of Civil Society" of Amuda.

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2014

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Rimini: Dal profondo del tempo

Then came the great experience of the Rimini Meeting. A great exhibit, entitled Dal profondo del tempo, with the contribution of a new professionalism and an exceptional cultural framework within the Meeting. More than 22,000 visitors within a week, and conferences with guests from Syria. The catalogue (edited by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati), is also available online on AVASA website, in both Italian and Arabic.

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2012

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Mozan: Urkesh

Here is one of the most valuable exhibits when it comes to its value and meaning: a small room near the Urkesh site, with simple photos, chosen by the locals and exclusively for them. A dirt floor, whitewashed walls, small photos. What else to demonstrate the pride of their past?

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2011

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Damascus
In tune with the past. Urkesh, the discovery of a new ancient Syrian civilization

Slightly less than a year later, the same exhibit was exhibited in the National Museum of Damascus. This was the last event that saw the two flags side by side (March 2011). All the panels of the exhibit In tune with the past. Urkesh, the discovery of a new ancient Syrian civilization (in both English and Arabic; edited by Giorgio Buccellati with translation of Rasha Elendari) are accessible online at this link.

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2010

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Damascus
In tune with the past. Urkesh, the discovery of a new ancient Syrian civilization

In 2009, the American embassy in Damascus asked us to set up an exhibit on the excavations in Urkesh. In 2010, the exhibit was exhibited in the ambassador's residence in Damascus for the celebration of the American Independence Day on July 4. A booklet reporting the panels of the exhibit In tune with the past. Urkesh, the discovery of a new ancient Syrian civilization (with texts in English and Arabic; edited by Giorgio Buccellati with translation of Rasha Elendari) is accessible here.