During World War II the museum was closed and the antiquities were sealed in special protective boxes and buried, in order to avoid their destruction and looting.
أثناء الحرب العالمية الثانية تم اغلاق المتحف وتم وضع محتوياته في صناديق خاصة وختمها ودفنها تجنباً لتدميرها ونهبها.