Diplom-Restauratorin
DR. ANKE SCHARRAHS

Studio for examination, conservation and restoration of polychrome wooden objects and interiors

   

Online Contributions

The Damascus Room at the Cincinnati Art Museum: A Fascinating Journey to 18th Century Syria

Presentation on the Damascus Room at the Cincinnati Art Museum, organized by the Cincinnati Asian Art Society, Taft Museum, Cincinnati, 17th September 2023

 

Period Room from Damascus, part 1 and part 2

Interview in CAM Look, Cincinnati Art Museum, 2023

 

Conservation of the Aleppo Room 

Contribution in Narratives of Syrian Heritage, Berlin, 2021

 

Conserving Ajami Interiors - Ambitious Challenges and Fascinating Discoveries 

Contribution of the Syrian Heritage Archive, Berlin, 2020

 

Secrets of the Old Master Artisans 

Contribution of the Syrian Heritage Archive, Berlin, 2020

 

The Persian Card Room at Graylyn Estate

Podcast of the Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 17th February 2020 

 

Brocades, Carpets and Silk Fabrics - Painted Textiles in 18th and 19th Century Private Homes in Damascus

Lecture in the series to SYRIA MATTERS of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, 24th April 2019 

 

The Dresden Damascus Room - insights into the conservation 

Blog of the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2016 - 2019

 

The Conservation of the Dresden Damascus Room 

Footage of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2017

 

Das Dresdner Damaskuszimmer: Geschichte und Präsenz eines Raumes zwischen Orient und Okzident

project sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation in the initiative KUNST AUF LAGER 

 

Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House

Concert project with the Tafelmusik Orchestra Toronto

 

Anke Scharrahs

Portrait on the Website of the Gesellschaft der Freunde Islamischer Kunst und Kultur e.V.

 

Roses and Jasmine, Gold and Lapislazuli - the Interior Decoration of Urban Palaces in Syria 

Lecture as Scholar-in-Residence at Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, 14th Feb 2014 

 

Syrian Jewels: Damascene Interiors in Context 

Lecture as Scholar-in-Residence at Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, 31st Aug 2013

 

From Dresden to Damascus

Documentary by Gabi Gomes, 2014