Conserving the Damascus Room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[@Boxerdad27]

What an honor to be part of this. Kudos to all involved!

[@buddhabonobo]

This is amazing. You can see each person's passion for the job, being as careful as possible, rechecking measurements, treating every piece with respect

[@marcmalki734]

Another of the many wonderfully recreated spaces within the Metropolitan Museum of arts!

[@NinaHansen2008]

My stars and glory! What a gorgeous room. And what a gorgeous installation. Kudos to all.❤

[@annwilliams6438]

Noooooooo! Please give us a slow swing around the completed room. :) Way to short on such an incredible project.

[@sir9integra9jr]

I wonder how much of a nightmare it was to build it the first time around without cranes

[@gazelle1467]

Actually, I imagine it wasn't too different. The pulleys they used to lift the pieces would have definitely been available at the time, replace the lifts with good old ladders and you've got pretty much the same situation, maybe with a bit less mobility. And the promise of execution if you drop it.

[@codboss7092]

cranes existed ever since 2500 BC. get your facts straight

[@mo7217]

just want to add, it can be assembled piece by piece, not all at once. that is how most of the old mosques and palaces were built. much easier to carry a small section frequently than one large piece .so an accumulation of small pieces gives the final masterpiece.

[@smartthinking2712]

I am Syrian and it's our heritage 🇸🇾

[@restauradorclaudioleindeck9946]

I hope you continue publishing more vídeos !

[@restauradorclaudioleindeck9946]

Fantastic ! Your work is wonderful! It's just lovely to watch your videos. The art of restoration and conservation is a unique and divine talent, and I expect to watch many of your videos. It's simply adorable! Congratulations ! It is very beautiful to know that the preservation of art remains everywhere in the world. Here in my country I also do this type of work, and my vídeos are also available at may Chanel. Thank you !

[@Yessir432]

This looks so awesome, it really makes me want to go there!

[@vima8680]

and no one smoking a cigarette or on the cell phone.. All joking aside, good video

[@restauradorclaudioleindeck9946]

AMAZING !!! Nice Work of Art ! Congrats

[@alfcab]

Nothing like Islamic Art for interior design. Doris Duke knew.

[@achdjianfinearts]

(H)Agop Kevorkian which is dead and in heavens should be very happy of his gift's second life. Great respect for Kevorkian and the Met.

[@calvinhobbes5686]

Berdj Achdjian - Great thanks for your incredible gift. Respect for a great ancient culture. Let us together have peace and friendship. Thank you, from the majority of the American people.

[@charlotteserg4394]

Meticulous and extraordinary job. I'm amazed.

[@priestleyharker4046]

Should get a blacksmith to make you new fittings for the ones that need replacement. That way it will look completely authentic without the use of wax to hide the modern screws

[@onelittleplum]

Priestley Harker yeah I also wondered why they didn’t do that

[@matthiasreichshof9896]

From conservational works perspective it makes sence, since they deal with installing and detaching all the time, you have to provide methods to make this works efficient.

[@shelleyharris2850]

So beautiful. Amazing. 🙏😇🙌👏😎✌💪☝

[@neilhemsworth148]

Awesome job! Congratulations!

[@elizabethwoolston]

This was not what I was expecting from this video. I was hoping they'd talk about why it needed to be restored, what needed to be done, how they accomplished it, etc.

[@peachfreude]

One day I'll go and see this for myself

[@nelsonx5326]

Cool!

[@emeldedebe]

Une sauvegarde d'intérêt mondial lorsqu'on pense à toutes les merveilles détruites pendant la guerre en Syrie.

[@zabedaabbas4490]

So how was this room acquired?

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

EXPLORE GOLGUMBAZ, South India

[@michaelboylan5308]

Wouldnt it have been better to have transported the city of Damascus to the Met so the Room was in context,,,it would be far more authentic that way

[@nanasyrian3616]

my home

[@calvinhobbes5686]

Nana Syrian - Thank you for this priceless treasure! Respect for a great ancient culture from the majority of Americans. Peace.

[@ahmetfarukyasar2620]

Oha be adamlar camiiyi sökmüşler

[@xploration1437]

Ruined

[@MrDelvoye]

Stolen art

[@raebaddings1521]

MrDelvoye no it was bought. It wouldn’t exist if they didn’t have it. And no one would know that these places were once civilised.

[@MrDelvoye]

bullshit

[@KairiPluck]

@Malchik Blue I wonder how it got dengerous there. nothing to do with americans.. and stealing their art is just another offense

[@GeneralBurkhalter1]

@@KairiPluck No, nothing to do with Americans. Mostly Russians, actually.

[@gergoturan4033]

Nope. It was privately owned by 2 gentlemen from Damascus and was sold to armenian-american archeologist Hagop Kevorkian who later gifted it to the Met

[@orbs1062]

I guess this "art" would appeal to some, but I've always found Islamic facades to be gaudy, tacky and tasteless.

[@jojojovial3506]

You must be kidding because Islamic art is utterly unique. The structure, precision, exquisite detail and formation. I'm crazy about looking at art for long periods of time till my thoughts drown in them so it's easily my favourite. You can just marvel at the geometry and symmetry used for many centuries. It's not stuff put together, it's the meeting of mind and soul. It's also beautiful and serene which inspires the heart. It contemplates harmony and beauty found in nature. Some works look simple but it's impossible to actualise it, it takes great craftsmen to make it. It obviously also takes a lot of time to get perfect geometric shapes. One thing I find so unique about it is how deliberate it is, you trust that there is order in the structures made in every angle and their is continuity. It's therapeutic form of art. Everything I described isn't found in this very video, but I can point you to it if you're interested.

[@yettaplotz2155]

Have you seen Trump's Trump Tower apartment.

[@jimp4170]

Ever been to St Petersburg?

[@SuxxxMyDixxx]

LOL. WHAT??? 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jimburnsjr.]

all that money and you couldn't get some guy with a lathe to cut you some screws that could be made to appear to be the original fasteners or simply make authentic copies of nails?... so that it couldn't be easily lied about in 50 years by pulling off the facade and telling your kids how cheap we all were?.... why would any art preservation ever be concerned with authenticity?.... at least you showed it in the video... so long as that video... or a big sign or pic of you faking the screw heads is posted with an arrow right at it.... ..the next gen wont be as apt to be told we were cheap crappy people, any more than they already were being told? it will likely be the least of their problems that is a fact....still... posterity you are the pros... you are supposed to be far better than me.

[@rickvogl8580]

You seem angry about the wax capped screws... Definitely some tougher stuff to worry about out there in the world.

[@CentralNintendo1]

The reason they used screws instead of nails is because the screws can be removed easily and not damage the surroundings. And in case you've ever used a screw, you know that you can't screw it in without a head. Also, those types of nails still exist, I had to buy a few for a small project, but as I said above, if it ever needs to be removed/ undone for whatever reason, a screw will come out much easier. Using a standard screw will also ensure that in 50 years someone will be able to use a regular screw bit to remove it.

[@gergoturan4033]

All the work they do needs to be archival - which means if they decide to take it apart again this will prevent further damage of the artwork. If you put in authentic screws its a pain in the ass to pull them out without doing at least _some_ damage to the wood.

[@rickvogl8580]

I think the Met has this conservation thing down... Seriously. It's the Met.