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Wirth Gallery of the Middle East

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An exploration of key technological, cultural, and religious developments in the Middle East.

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21-May-13 to 21-May-14 Royal Ontario Museum Considered the largest human civilization and natural history museum in Canada, the ROM boasts an internationally renowned collection of more than... 

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Occupying 380 m2 (4,050 square feet), the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East offers an exploration of key technological, cultural, and religious developments in this region, starting in the Fertile Crescent and moving beyond to include areas that are today Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Israel and Palestine. The gallery examines some of the major contributions made by the Middle East to both eastern and western civilizations between the years 4000 BC and 1900 AD.