The museums networth and containing are around 50 to 80 to 250 million according to museum specialists during. This exquisitely illustrated volume is a reconstruction in book form of one of the worlds great museums, and it stands as the definitive singlevolume history of the. Iraq in the crosshairs an uncertain future for the past by john malcolm russell codified religion, and, ironically, the first organized warfare. Once inside that hall, click on name babylon inside the ishtar gate. The virtual museum of iraq openlearn open university. The iraq virtual science library ivsl provides free, fulltext access to thousands of scientific journals to which the ministry of higher education and scientific research is subscribing to from major publishers as well as a large collection of online educational materials. The louvre is open every day except tuesday from 9 a. The hidden treasures of the iraqi national museum youtube. The creation of the virtual museum represents an important step for the project in that we have seen the collective reconstructions now brought. The 10 best museums youll want to visit in iraq tripadvisor.
This creative site allows you to take a virtual tour of a museum devoted to the history of iraq. National museum of iraq, museum of antiquities located in baghdad, iraq, featuring iraqi art and artifacts dating from the stone age civilization of the fertile crescent to the middle ages following world war i, archaeologists from europe and the united states began several excavations throughout iraq. Iraq museum 2008 a fter the early phases of the establishment of the modern iraqi state, the iraq museum was founded and housed in a small room in the alserai building the old ottomanperiod barracks, which lies on the eastern side of tigris. Inaugurated in italy, the virtual museum of iraq includes tours of treasures from baghdads national museum available in arabic, english and italian, the virtual museum of iraq offers visitors the opportunity to move through eight virtual galleries and see highlights from the collection from the prehistoric to the islamic period.
All the looting at baghdads iraq museum had taken place by the time u. To preserve these sites for future generations, age old cities offers. The virtual museum of iraq may 23, 2012 on april 2007 close cooperation between lebanese police and interpol, as well as with italian art experts, has led to the recovery of an ancient sculpture of an parthian local king, king sanatruq i of hatra, taken from the national museum in baghdad, iraq. At the beginning of this year, the staff, led by dr dony george and dr nawala almutawalli, began to pack up the museum in a wellestablished routine first devised during the iraniraq war. The 12 olympians are zeus, hera, poseidon, hermes, dionysus, demeter, athena, artemis, apollo. Free admission on the first saturday of each month. Charmed day it is history museum to know many things about mesopotamia and human culture from 7000bc to. It first opened its doors to the public in 1926 through. Immerse yourself into worldclass art, exciting history, and mindbending science. If so, then visit the virtual museum of iraq, a website set up by the italian ministry of foreign affairs. Lost treasures from iraq illustrated site by university of chicago. Fortunately, by perusing the virtual museum of iraq, you can experience a visual journey through centuries of culture without risking the loss of life or limb. National museum of iraq museum, baghdad, iraq britannica. Noncommercial link to photos allowed but must credit and the fine arts library, harvard.
These cities, among the oldest uninterrupted human settlements in the world, have recently been devastated by war. Much of the biblical book of genesis is set here, a work that may have taken its final form during the babylonian captivity of the early sixth century b. Baghdad, iraq cnn it houses some of ancient mesopotamias rarest artifacts, but what is even harder to find at iraqs national museum are visitors. The baghdad museum project virtual museum photo database, promoting crosscultural understanding and dialogue between iraq and the global community.
Italy honors iraq as the birthplace of civilization through a virtual museum. The iraqi virtual science library its goal is to help rebuild the educational and scientific infrastructure in iraq. The virtual museum of iraq this website, the achievement of the italian ministry of foreign affairs and the italian national research council, allows visitors to. This fine book provides many illustrations of the collection of the iraq museum and with that, naturally, comes a timeline of civilization as we know it. As the full extent of the looting of iraqs national museum in baghdad emerges, it becomes clear that there was nothing accidental about it. It is available in english, arabic and italian and is the result of a cultural collaboration with italy. Bibliography related content books cite this work license. National museum of iraq simple english wikipedia, the. It is sometimes mistakenly called the national museum of iraq, a recent phenomena influenced by other nations naming of their national museums. Founded in 1952, the museum consisted of a small hall until a new building was opened in 1972, containing ancient assyrian artifacts. Zoom in screen with first pages of the website saying virtual museum of iraq, audio in italian 41. Iraq museum few countries in the world are as rich in archaeology as iraq. I suggest you begin by choosing the babylonian hall. The average newspaper reader may recall that the iraq national museum was badly looted in the aftermath of initial hostilities, but very few realize how entirely predictable the looting was, how negligible the bush administrations efforts were to prevent it and how far beyond the museum the thefts extended, and still continue.
Daniel libeskind has unveiled plans for the kurdistan museum in erbil, iraq. The director of iraqs museum of antiquities talks about the looted. The national museum of iraq reopens the new york times. These artifacts, some of them more than 10,000 years old, show the development of everything from hunting and writing implements to mathematics, art, law, religion, and industry and ultimately.
It shows the history of the civiliztions of mesopotamia, assyria and babylon. Journey to three cities in the middle east palmyra and aleppo in syria and mosul in iraq in this virtual exhibition organized by the arab world institute, paris, and created in collaboration with unesco. In response to the destruction of ancient artifacts by militants in northern iraq, iraqs national museum, in baghdad, has officially reopened for the first time in 12 years. Zzztriple2000, creative commons the national museum of iraq is known to house a significant number of historical artifacts that has helped people learn more about the mesopotamian civilizations and middleeastern life in general. For information on purchasing the book from bookstores or here onlineplease go to the webpage for the rape of mesopotamia. The looting of iraqs museums and national library, with the destruction of much of iraqs cultural heritage, is a historic crime for which the bush administration is responsible. In a book published in 2009, it was estimated that 600,000. Nelson, original author and kansas heritage group founder. Presented in italian, english and arabic, the virtual museum contains images, movies, maps and timelines in seven different halls designed to be.
Looking on the credit page its listed on the footer of every page but i could only access it from the very first page, before choosing a language, there is a list of italian names. An awesome archeology collection despite the 2003 looting, the museum which reopened in 2015 is very interesting to visit. A new book, the looting of the iraq museum, tries to create a virtual. Noncommercial use of photos allowed but must credit the baghdad museum project and. Geography agriculture religion gods in specifics social structure the gods in specifics the greeks worshiped many gods, with them categorized as either olympians or minor gods. The virtual museum of iraq by leonardo macorig on prezi. The author relates, in this article, the origin of iraq project. With the building, studio libeskind seeks to create the first major center in the kurdistan region for the history. The iraq museums huge collection tells the epic story of human civilization, from the earliest settlements to the rise and fall of vast empires. In 2015, we had the pleasure of collaborating with the economist media lab to create the first virtual reconstruction of the mosul cultural museum, the destruction of which was the catalyst for rekrei. The virtual museum of iraq has no official affiliation with the national museum of iraq in baghdad.
The iraq museum s huge collection tells the epic story of human civilization, from the earliest settlements to the rise and fall of vast empires. To keep those finds from leaving iraq, gertrude bell, a british intelligence agent. Treasures like the beautiful carvedivory mona lisa of nimrud survived ten centuries, only to fall victim to chaos and looters, some sent by. Iraq museum, with its 28 galleries, making it the largest museum in the middle east, and its great well organized and carefully labeled collection of archaeological finds is a reflection of this richness. The iraq museum has a majestic, worldclass collection of ancient art dating back 5,000 years, but it struggles to connect with an audience of younger iraqis. At once heartbreaking and inspiring, this remarkable art book seeks to document what was lost when 15,000 objects at baghdads iraq museum were lost in the 2003 war and the ongoing art destruction. Apr 16, 2020 looking to get inspired on your trip to iraq. Check out the best museums in iraq to visit in 2020. The website is available in english, arabic, and italian. Iraq museum international virtual museum photo database, promoting crosscultural understanding and dialogue between iraq and the global community.
The virtual museum of iraq is a true internet masterpiece, a site of. The virtual museum of iraq is a true internet masterpiece, a site of immense value which attempts to reconstruct those lost relics and treasures, and allows the visitor to access the rich artefacts and beautiful art of antiquity. Site managed by george laughead jr, united states history index. This museum was managed and directed by the british pioneer archaeologist gertrude bell 18881962. The treasures arewere wondrous and the history as summarized by milbry and william polk, selma alradi, angela schuster, zainab bahrani, usam ghaidan, anna paolini, and donny george in their. Ivsl is powered by the discovery system libhub provided by sempertool, a company specialized in building digital. The museum was started in 1926 by the british mandate in the middle east other websites. Recognizing the need to rebuild the science and engineering infrastructure in iraq, a group of american association for the advancement of science aaas fellows began the ivsl project in 2004. Gazing at this site one realises ones place in humanity. Presented in italian, english and arabic, the virtual museum contains images. Daniel libeskind unveils design for the kurdistan museum. The mosul museum is the second largest museum in iraq after the national museum of iraq in baghdad. The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration.