Another museum for Petra
World heritage site to get an institution built to “international standards”, but what will happen to the two existing museums?
A museum of “international standards” will soon be built at the World Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan, raising questions about what will happen to the ancient city’s two existing institutions.
The announcement came in late December from Mohammed Nawafleh, the chief commissioner of the Petra Development and Tourism Region.
The ancient city of Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans, who settled in southern Jordan by the late fourth century BC. They traded in frankincense and spices, and controlled caravan
The Art Newspaper
January 14, 2014
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routes that linked China, India, South Arabia and the Mediterranean. The stunning city of sandstone temples and tombs cut directly into the rock face was abandoned in the 12th century AD, and only became known to Europeans after the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt entered the area disguised as a sheikh in 1812.
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