25 February 2009


The Iraqi National Musuem reopened this week. The BBC had some great photos from the opening. Given the widespread looting and destruction which occurred after the US invasion, this is a tremendous event. I actually saw the museum very briefly in 2006 and it didn't look as good as it does in the BBC images.There may be more than meets the eye here, as only a few of the exhibit halls are open, and the museum director was fired last month. See the Museum's website for more images and information on the exbibits.

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