British Museum to train Iraqi curators in heritage protection
Report by www.theguardian.com Museum’s £3m government grant will equip future trainees in conservation and restoration of destroyed heritage sites in Iraq. The British Museum is to establish a pilot program with heritage professionals in Iraq to train local museum curators,...
ISIS extremists bulldoze ancient Assyrian site near Mosul
Iraq’s ministry of tourism and antiquities says ISIS militants ‘defy will of world and feelings of humanity’ but does not state extent of damage ISIS terrorists have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government...