Damascus Room on View
Damascus Room interior, AD 1766–67/AH 1180. LACMA After months of delay, the 18th-century winter reception room from Damascus is now open to LACMA visitors in the David Geffen Galleries. Acquired in 2014, the Damascus room is the museum's only period room. Given the Geffen's changing displays, it has been reconstructed with an armature to facilitate installation and deinstallation. However, the room was not ready for the Geffen's opening this spring, and work dragged on for six months. The Damascus room is the centerpiece of the Geffen installation "Mediterranean Crossings." More on the room's history here . Exterior view with armature
