On the Genocide Memorial Day: at a stop on the pilgrimage, Armenian priests throw wreaths into the Euphrates to commemorate the victims of the genocide of 1915-17 who died in this very river

Places of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide

Silk Brocade woven at Mattini company in Damascus

Syria, a Textile History

Busra, general view of the old city.

Fata Morgana in Busra*

A Felt Carpet from al-Bab

A Felt Carpet from al-Bab

A Peek into Syria’s Sericulture World

A Peek into Syria’s Sericulture World

A flock of pigeons in the old city of Damascus

The Pigeon Whisperer

Memories from Aleppo

Memories from Aleppo

Part of a calligraphy with ‘Ajami decoration in the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Secrets of the Old Master Artisans

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

The Public Hammam – an Ancient Syrian Tradition

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Room Berlin), details of the painted wooden panel

A House in the Sisi Alley – a Panorama with Signs and Changes

The Hanania Church - The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria

The Hanania Church – The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria

Soap of Aleppo: fresh soap to dry

The Classic Soap of Aleppo and Its Production