Save the Date- World Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk: Lecture Series II
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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,...
“Noted from a United Nations’ dispatch”
Noted from a United Nations’ dispatch today “Many Iraqis come from Baghdad, which remains under government control, and many left Mosul before and after its fall to ISIS and crossed on foot to Turkey.” LESVOS, 13 October 2015 (IRIN)...
ISIS Terrorist Groups Destroy 3000 years old artifacts
ISIS Terrorist Groups Destroy 3000 years of Historic Heritage at Mosul Museum Under the title “ISIS fighters destroy ancient artifacts at Mosul museum”, the guardian.com has published a recent video and an article regarding the attack on Iraq’s heritage...
ISIS thugs take a hammer to civilization
ISIS thugs take a hammer to civilization: Priceless 3,000-year-old artworks smashed to pieces in minutes as militants destroy Mosul museum Extremists used power drills and sledgehammers to smash ancient items They wrecked a series of 3,000-year-old statues at...