Raqqa Museum

The Raqqa Museum occupies an 1861 Ottoman building, featuring three sections on the first floor and Arab-Islamic art collections on the second floor.

The museum opened in 1981 to preserve artifacts from excavations at Tell Sabi Abyad, Tell Bi'a, Tell Chuera, and Tell Munbaqa archaeological sites.

The collections include 7,000 objects from Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic periods, illustrating the continuous human presence in the Raqqa region.

The Raqqa Civil Council and Committee of Culture and Antiquities initiated restoration works in 2018 to repair damage sustained during previous conflicts.

Objects from the period of Caliph Haroun al-Rachid demonstrate the significance of Raqqa as a center during the early Islamic golden age.

Location: Raqqa

Inception: 1981

Official opening: 1981

Website: http://cdli.ucla.edu/collections/syria/raqqa_en.html

GPS coordinates: 35.94583,39.01667

Latest update: July 25, 2025 09:15