A man and a woman stand outside of the closed Syrian National Museum in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 18, 2013. The Syrian National Museum has not been open to the public since late 2012, and part of valuable displayed items have been transferred to the vaults of the Museum and the Central Bank of Syria, the curator of the Museum Mayiison Fattel said Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)

Curator of the Syrian National Museum Mayiison Fattelis receives an interview in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 18, 2013. The Syrian National Museum has not been open to the public since late 2012, and part of valuable displayed items have been transferred to the vaults of the Museum and the Central Bank of Syria, the curator of the Museum Mayiison Fattel said Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)

Displayed items are not seen at the Syrian National Museum in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 18, 2013. The Syrian National Museum has not been open to the public since late 2012, and part of valuable displayed items have been transferred to the vaults of the Museum and the Central Bank of Syria, the curator of the Museum Mayiison Fattel said Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)

The Syrian National Museum is closed in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 18, 2013. The Syrian National Museum has not been open to the public since late 2012, and part of valuable displayed items have been transferred to the vaults of the Museum and the Central Bank of Syria, the curator of the Museum Mayiison Fattel said Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)