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Khan Academy: Conserving the Damascus Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This video [3:19] features the Damascus Room [1707] which served as the reception area within a Syrian home of the Ottoman period. Extensive conservation and historical research were carried out by the Metropolitan Museum in preparation for the opening of the new galleries on November 1, 2011.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)