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THE IRAQ MUSEUM:
THE LOSS OF A NATION'S MEMORY
Location: Iraq Length:
50 min. 
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In April 2003, American troops entered
Baghdad and the fog of war descended over the city.
The staff of the National Museum of Iraq, under Director
Dr. Donny George, were forced to abandon the Museum
temporarily. On their return, they found the Museum,
which houses key Mesopotamian collections, badly vandalized
and much of its contents damaged or stolen. On 24 May
2008, Dr. George spoke to the audience at The Archaeology
Channel International Film and Video Festival, recounting
those events, the aftermath and the lessons to be learned. |
