Palmyra

Listen to This Playlist of Traditional and Contemporary Music from the Middle East

A collection of songs by Syrian and other Middle Eastern artists, in celebration of the Return to Palmyra online exhibition

Brittany Saake | February 10, 2021

History and identity come together to tell the story of Palmyra

Frances Terpak | February 3, 2021

The story of an ancient civilization and a modern city

Launching today, Return to Palmyra features a story of growing up among the ruins of the ancient city and one family's work to preserve its history

Amy Hood | February 3, 2021

This ornate bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient Syrian city.

How funerary portraits illuminate cultural exchange in ancient Palmyra.

What’s involved in creating an online exhibition?

Uma Nair | June 13, 2017

An Instagram Q&A about ancient Palmyra.

Sarah Waldorf | April 7, 2017

Faces of ancient Palmyra.

Monuments as weapons of war.

Ross Burns | February 8, 2017

A glimpse at Syria and Lebanon in the mid-1800s.

Annelisa Stephan | October 1, 2015