Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums

The Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) (Arabic: المديرية العامة للآثار والمتاحف‎) is a Syrian government directorate responsible for the protection, promotion and excavation activities in all sites of national heritage in Syria. The directorate was established shortly after Syria's independence in 1946.^[1] Since 2005, the general director has been Bassam Jamous.^[2]

Organization

The Directorate-General is split into several different direct directorates including:^[1]

• Directorate of Museum Affairs: Responsible for the management and development of all Syrian museums, in addition to supervising any foreign exhibition of Syrian artifacts.
• Directorate of Excavations and Archaeological Studies: Responsible for the managing, organizing and supervising excavation works inside Syria and cataloging any findings.
• Al-Basil Center for Archaeological Research and Training
• Directorate of Planning and Statistics
• Directorate of Historic Buildings
• Directorate of Administrating Historic Sites

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.dgam.gov.sy/index.php?d=209
2. ^ Marguerite Yon (January 2006). The city of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra. Eisenbrauns. pp. 5–. ISBN 9781575060293. http://books.google.com/books?id=2YWQZ6x56dAC&pg=PA5. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 

External links

• Home Page (Arabic) (English)