[MSN] Exhibition on archaeological heritage in the Red Zone of Baghdad

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Exhibition on archaeological heritage in the Red Zone of Baghdad

Baghdad, September 12th, 2007
An exhibition entitled "Serving the Cultural Heritage of the Two Rivers'
Country. The Iraqi-Polish Co-operation in Central South Iraq 2003-2006" was
organized by Larsa - Human Right Organization, an Iraqi NGO in cooperation
with the Polish Embassy on the 10th September. The venue of the event was
the Babylon Hotel, located in the so-called Red Zone of Baghdad. The basic
aim of this public presentation intended for the inhabitants of the Iraqi
capital was to increase awareness of importance of the Iraqi archaeological
heritage, to show its present status in Central South part of Iraq and to
outline the Polish contribution to its protection.
The exhibition consists of 28 display-boards (1,20 x 0,90 m) prepared by the
Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage:
- Iraq - archaeology of war tragedy - one board
- Babylon - the gate of Gods - eight boards
- Kish (Tell al-Ingharra, Tell al-Okhaymir) - the city of the two deities -
three boards
- Djemdet Nasr - two boards
- Nippur - a city of a clay map - three boards
- Ukhaydir - a nameless stronghold in a desert - one board
- Marad (Wanah as-Sadoum) - archaeologists come back to excavations - two
boards
- Planes over the ruins - the history of the aerial photography used in the
Middle East archaeology - four boards
- Polish actions in favour of the protection of cultural heritage within the
stabilization mission in Iraq (2003 - 2006) - four boards.
The presentation lasted from 10 a.m. to 15 p.m. and was visited by over 60
guests including journalists and reporters from seven Iraqi TV channels
based in Baghdad. Representatives of the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, the
Ministry of Human Rights as well as the State Board of Antiquities and
Heritage were also present.

Larsa - Human Right Organization
The Polish Embassy in Baghdad