Maktab Anbar reflects centuries of education, culture and civic history in Old Damascus
Damascus, June 8 (SANA) Maktab Anbar, one of the most prominent landmarks in Old Damascus, has undergone successive transformations since…
Charity bazaar in Damascus showcases local products and community initiatives
Damascus, June 8 (SANA) A charity bazaar featuring local artisans, charitable organizations, artists and small business owners opened in Damascus…
Palestinian heritage and identity celebrated at cultural event in Damascus
Damascus, June 7 (SANA) A cultural event titled “Pulse of the Land” was held at Syria’s National Library in Damascus,…
Halla al-Jari presents first solo sculpture exhibition in Damascus
Damascus, June 7 (SANA) Syrian sculptor Halla al-Jari is holding her first solo exhibition at Zawaya Art Gallery in Damascus,…
Serjilla reflects Syria’s rich cultural heritage as preservation efforts get underway
Damascus, June 7 (SANA) Serjilla, one of Syria's most significant archaeological sites, continues to offer a rare glimpse into daily…
Al-Lajat: Syria’s Basaltic “Open-Air Museum” returns to Global Heritage Map via ICESCO
Damascus, June 6 (SANA) Stretching between the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida, al-Lajat emerges as a vast basaltic landscape…
Shadow puppetry and wonder box event bring Damascene heritage back to life
Damascus, June 5 (SANA) The Arab Cultural Center in Al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus hosted a cultural event titled “Shadow Puppetry…
“Pulse of the Land” exhibition showcases Palestinian art and identity in Damascus
Damascus, June 4 (SANA) Nearly 50 artists from Syria, Palestine and other Arab countries are displaying works inspired by Palestinian…
Italian musicians join Syrian Symphony Orchestra for Damascus concert
Damascus, June 3 (SANA) Italian musicians Francesco Bearzatti and Gianpaolo Rinaldi performed alongside the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at the…
Umayyad Mosque gains new recognition on Arab and Islamic heritage registers
Damascus, June 2 (SANA) The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus has received new international heritage recognition after being added to the…
Damascus heritage event highlights traditional oud craftsmanship
Damascus, June 2 (SANA) A heritage event celebrating the Damascus oud, one of Syria's most prominent traditional musical instruments, was…
Rare artifacts uncovered at Egypt’s ancient Ehnasiya site
Cairo, June 1 (SANA) An Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered a series of…
Homs celebrates Eid with cultural event for more than 800 children
Homs, May 31 (SANA) More than 800 children and their families gathered in Homs on Saturday for a cultural and…
Music and folk arts in Syria: a symphony of diversity narrates a nation’s story
Damascus, May. 30 (SANA) Syria's music and folk arts reflect its unique cultural and civilizational diversity, where voices and rhythms…
Volunteer groups bring Eid celebrations to children in al-Qusayr
Homs, May 29 (SANA) Volunteer groups organized an Eid al-Adha carnival in the city of al-Qusayr in the Homs countryside…
Children and teens showcase talents at literary evening in Tartous
Tartous, May 26 (SANA) The Arab Cultural Center in Tartous, on the Syrian coast, organized a literary and artistic evening…
Ma’arat al-Numan Museum in Idlib revives Syria’s mosaic heritage
Idlib, Syria, May 26 (SANA) Restoration work is underway at the Ma’arat al-Numan Museum in northwest Syria, one of the…
Syria registers nine heritage sites on ICESCO list after 14-year hiatus
Damascus, May 25 (SANA) Syria’s General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums announced Monday that nine Syrian heritage sites were inscribed…
Damascus beneath a sky of metallic stars; a journey through al-Hamidiyah Souq
Damscus, May 22 (SANA) Al-Hamidiyah Souq, known locally as the covered market, is more than a commercial space; it is…
Cultural seminar in Damascus highlights Islamic architectural heritage
Damascus, May 22 (SANA) The Adawi Arab Cultural Center in Damascus hosted a seminar on Thursday examining the artistic and…
Historic Sarouja district preserves heritage of old Damascus
Damascus, May 21 (SANA) The historic Sarouja district in Damascus continues to reflect the character of old Syrian urban life…
Syrian short series “More Than a Day” wins international Telly Award
Damascus, May 20 (SANA) Syrian short drama series “Yom wa Shway” (“More Than a Day”) has won an award at…
Tartous event showcases Raqqa’s cultural heritage and folklore
Tartous, May 20 (SANA) A cultural event in Tartous on Tuesday highlighted the heritage and artistic traditions of Raqqa province…
Beehive houses in Syria face decline as ancient earth architecture under pressure
Damascus, May 18 (SANA) Beehive houses in Syria’s al-Jazira region, steppe, and agricultural countryside are facing a growing risk of…
Syrian artist George Ashi honored at Damascus cultural event
Damascus, May 18 (SANA) Syrian visual artist, photographer and lyricist George Ashi was honored Sunday at a cultural event in…
Kurdish Culture Days festival concludes with focus on Syria’s cultural diversity
Damascus, May 18 (SANA) A five-day Kurdish cultural festival concluded Sunday in Damascus with musical and folkloric performances highlighting Kurdish…
Syria opens all museums free of charge Monday to mark International Museum Day
Damascus, May 17 (SANA) Syria's Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) announced that all museums across the country will open…
Syrian artist Ismail Nasra explores silence and solitude in new Damascus exhibition
Damascus, May 17 (SANA) Syrian visual artist Ismail Nasra has unveiled a new body of work in Damascus that shifts…
Kurdish Film ‘Jîran’ sparks dialogue on identity and memory in Damascus
Damascus, May 16 (SANA) The screening of ‘Jîran’ by Syrian filmmaker Mano Khalil attracted wide attention during Kurdish Culture Days…
Kurdish cultural festival opens in Damascus highlighting Syria’s diverse heritage
Damascus, May 14 (SANA) A festival celebrating Kurdish culture and language opened in Damascus on Wednesday evening with a series…
Mecca’s Prophet’s Biography Museum: Spiritual spaces reviving Islamic heritage
Riyadh, May 13 (SANA) The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization immerses visitors in an…
Damascus event celebrates Andalusian musical heritage through muwashahat tradition
Damascus, May 13 (SANA) A cultural event in the Syrian capital on Tuesday revived the centuries-old tradition of Andalusian muwashahat,…
Aleppo festival celebrates Damask rose heritage in Syria
Aleppo, May 11 (SANA) A cultural festival celebrating the Damask rose opened in Aleppo on Sunday, with organizers seeking to…
Syrian Hajj caravan reflects Damascus’ rich spiritual heritage
Damascus, May 10 (SANA) The Syrian Hajj caravan remains one of the most prominent spiritual and heritage traditions in the…
Raya Al-Rais examines emotion and identity in latest exhibition
Damascus, May 10 (SANA) Syrian visual artist Raya Bashar Al-Rais is presenting her second solo exhibition at Ishtar Gallery of…
Five Syrian publishing houses participate in Rabat International Book Fair
Rabat, May 8 (SANA) Five Syrian publishing houses are taking part in the 33rd Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair,…
Damascus Opera House hosts event celebrating Syria’s cultural diversity
Damascus, May 8 (SANA) The Damascus Opera House hosted a cultural evening on Thursday featuring music and folkloric performances reflecting…
Culture Minister inaugurates Syrian National Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Venice, May.7 (SANA) Culture Minister Mohammad Yassin Saleh inaugurated the national pavilion of the Syrian Arab Republic at the 61st…
JCI launches a pioneering project merging heritage and art for mental health
Damascus, May 7 (SANA) The Junior Chamber International (JCI) – Old Damascus, in collaboration with the Bariq Educational Foundation and…
Baraeim Choir brings music and heritage songs to Tartous audience
Tartous, May 7 (SANA) Baraeim Choir, led by Abdul Hamid Hassan and joined by a group of children and musicians,…
Homs’ St. George Church hosts annual exhibition blending tradition and innovation
Homs, May 6 (SANA) The 40th St. George Exhibition opened at the historic St. George Church in Zaydal, east of…
Damascus literary evening revisits legacy of poet Nizar Qabbani
Damascus, May 6 (SANA) Syrian writers, journalists and cultural figures gathered Tuesday at the Damascus home of poet Nizar Qabbani…
Syrian National Symphony Orchestra performs global classics at Opera House
Damascus, May 6 (SANA) The Syrian National Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Ghassan al-Aboud, performed a classical music evening Tuesday…
Art exhibition in Idlib brings together Syrian artists under unity theme
Idlib, May 4 (SANA) An art exhibition titled “When the Guns Fall Silent” opened in Idlib on Sunday, bringing together…
Tartous waterfront hosts ‘Watan’ festival blending culture, commerce and entertainment
Tartous, May 2 (SANA) The “Watan” Festival opened Friday on Tartous’ seafront, bringing together cultural performances, shopping events and family…
Damascus hosts Jazz night blending Syrian heritage with global sounds
Damascus, May 1 (SANA) A jazz evening in Damascus marked International Jazz Day with a sold-out performance that blended globally…
Syrian art community mourns Abdul Rahman Mhanna
Damascus, April 30 (SANA) The Syrian Fine Artists Union mourned visual artist Abdul Rahman Mhanna, who died on Wednesday at…
Damascus exhibition showcases traditional crafts at historic citadel
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) A cultural exhibition highlighting traditional Syrian crafts opened at the Damascus Citadel this week, bringing together…
Children’s Book Fair promotes reading and children’s publishing in Syria
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) The Children’s Book Fair, which concluded Sunday at the National Library in Damascus, highlighted the importance…
Damascus exhibition traces origins of writing in Syria from symbols to alphabet
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) A new exhibition at the National Museum in Damascus traces the evolution of writing in Syria,…
Culture minister inspects heritage sites in Latakia, discusses cultural plans
Latakia, April 27 (SANA) Syria’s Culture Minister Mohammad Yassin Saleh inspected key heritage sites in Latakia on Monday and reviewed…
Syrians in Germany highlight heritage at cultural exchange festival
Berlin, April 27 (SANA) Syrians living in Germany presented aspects of their cultural heritage during their participation in an international…
Community initiative revives historic Qasr al-Banat site in Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa, April 26 (SANA) Residents of Raqqa have launched a grassroots campaign to clean and restore the historic Qasr al-Banat…
Bosra al-Sham draws rising tourist interest as heritage revival gains pace
Daraa, April 26 (SANA) The historic city of Bosra al-Sham is experiencing a renewed tourism movement after years of decline,…
Syria takes part in TRT International Children’s Festival of Türkiye
Ankara, Apr.23 (SANA) Syria is participating for the first time in the TRT International Children's Festival, which began on April…
More than 1,000 artists call for Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation
Vienna, April 23 (SANA) More than 1,100 artists and production companies worldwide have called for a boycott of the Eurovision…
‘Diverse Arab Book’ exhibition, an initiative toward promoting a culture of reading
Damasus, Apr. 22 (SANA) Faculty of Economics at Damascus University, in cooperation with Dar Raslan for Printing and Publishing organized…
Art exhibition in Idlib showcases emerging Syrian artists, unity themes
Idlib, April 22 (SANA) The Idlib Directorate of Culture opened a visual arts exhibition titled “Coming Colors” on Tuesday as…
Gabala’s long arc: Trade routes, empires and a Caucasus crossroads
Baku, April 21 (SANA) In the forested foothills of northwestern Azerbaijan, the ancient city of Gabala offers a layered account…
Damascus hosts Children’s Book Fair with more than 30 publishers
Damascus, April 21 (SANA) The Children’s Book Fair opened on Tuesday at the National Library in Damascus, bringing together more…
Sweet Thursday” revives tradition as Halawa becomes a message of connection
Homs, April, 21(SANA) In Homs, the annual “Sweet Thursday,” a tradition in which Halawa takes on a role beyond food,…
Damascene Homes: living palace of sustainability echoing spirit of the Arabian Nights
Damascus, April 20 (SANA) Amid the rush of modern life, the ancient alleys of Damascus still conceal behind their quiet walls…
‘April Homs’ festival highlights traditional crafts and heritage skills
Homs, April 20 (SANA) Handicrafts and heritage products took center stage at the “April Homs” festival, drawing strong visitor interest…
‘Kurdish Days’ festival in Damascus highlights heritage, cultural diversity
Damascus, April 20 (SANA) Performances marking the second day of the “Kurdish Days” festival in Damascus showcased traditional music and…
Idlib’s historical sites are rich in archaeological and cultural heritage
Idlib, April 19 (SANA) The Directorate of Antiquities in Idlib Province, in collaboration with the Ghaith for Humanity Association, organized…
Arab Writers Union launches first ‘Kurdish Days’ forum in Damascus
Damascus, April 19 (SANA) The Arab Writers Union (AWU) held its first “Kurdish Days” forum in Damascus on Saturday, highlighting…
Homs celebrates culture and heritage at “Nisan Homs” festival
Homs, April 18 (SANA) The city of Homs is placing culture and heritage at the heart of the “Nisan Homs”…
Shrine of the Forty; Where the mountain breathes humanity’s first tales
Damascus, April 18 (SANA) Damascus from Above: A Hidden Treasure Above the Clouds Damascus, the capital of tales and eras,…
Homs celebrates spring festival reviving local traditions
Homs April 16 (SANA) A spring festival celebrating local heritage and community life has opened in the central Syrian city…
Youth art takes center stage at ‘Athar’ exhibition in Damascus
Damascus, April 16 (SANA) An exhibition showcasing the work of emerging Syrian artists opened on Wednesday in Damascus, featuring a…
Al-Koko Castle in al-Zabadani reflects centuries of transformation in Syria’s history
Damascus, April 15 (SANA) Perched on a hill overlooking the town of al-Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, al-Koko Castle stands…
Syrian visual art during the revolution: memory of pain and space for hope
Damascus, April 14 (SANA) – Syrian visual art became one of the most powerful forms of expression during the years…
Syria’s World Heritage sites highlight rich cultural and historical legacy
Damascus, April 13 (SANA) Syria possesses an exceptional cultural heritage represented by archaeological and historical sites listed on the World…
“Harmony” concert in Tartous showcases young musical talent
Tartous, April 13 (SANA) The stage of the Arab Cultural Center in Tartous came alive with music as dozens of…
Restitution debate revives colonial accountability over Benin heritage
Damascus, Apr. 12 (SANA) The debate over the restitution of African cultural heritage has intensified in recent years, with renewed…
“Artist of the Earth” exhibition in Paris highlights Syrian art and memory
Paris, April 12 (SANA) The “Artist of the Earth” exhibition opened in Paris on Saturday, showcasing works by a group…
From the cradle of civilizations to the heart of Istanbul: A cultural journey begins
Istanbul, April 11 (SANA) A cultural and artistic event titled “Syria: Cradle of Civilizations” was launched in Istanbul on Saturday,…
Bashir Bashir’s ‘Cycle of Life’ mural merges history, identity with calligraphic art
Damascus, April 11 (SANA) A large-scale mural by Syrian artist Bashir Bashir is drawing attention at the National Museum of…
“Out of Line” brings youth-focused social drama to Tartous stage
Tartous, April 10 (SANA) The Syrian Theatre in Tartous hosted a new social stage production titled “Out of Line” on…
Damascus to host Children’s Book Fair with around 50 publishers
Damascus, April (SANA) The Syrian National Library will host a Children’s Book Fair from April 21 to 26 as part…
Children mark Easter with arts event at Damascus monastery
Damascus, April 8 (SANA) Children gathered at Ibrahim al-Khalil Monastery in Damascus for an Easter-themed arts and cultural event organized…
Young Syrian filmmakers present first short films in Damascus cultural venue
Damascus, April 7 (SANA) – A cultural screening at Manzoul Hall in Damascus’ Rabweh district featured two short films produced…
Tangible Heritage Week highlights historic neighborhoods in Damascus
Damascus, April 7 (SANA) Activities marking Tangible Heritage Week, organized by the Culture Ministry, continued with lectures, art exhibitions and…
Non: When carpets become wall art carrying heritage’s spirit with a contemporary touch
Hama, April 6 (SANA) A Project for Syrian sisters lifts carpets from the Floor to the wall and dreams of…
Damascus marks International Day of Sport with heritage walk through Old City
Damascus, April 5 (SANA) – The Ministry of Culture organized a "Sports and Heritage" walk on Sunday to commemorate the…
Art exhibition in Damascus explores family roots and identity
Damascus, April 4 (SANA) - A new art exhibition by Syrian visual artist Majdi al-Zawahri has opened at Manzoul Cultural…
