Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Presented by Abdulameer al-Hamdani, former Minister of Culture, Iraq
Abdulameer al-Hamdani, Iraq's Minister of Culture, from 2018-2020, joins us for an in-depth look at recent site work and conservation efforts in his home country. This lecture offers a review of international and Iraqi state fieldwork, a discussion on efforts currently underway at sites destroyed by ISIS, a briefing on re-opening Iraq's museums, and a look towards the future of increasing UNESCO World Heritage sites in the region.
Iraq's Heritage: An Update
**This is an at home lecture, please excuse the audio and video quality.
Our lectures are free and available to the public thanks to the generous support of our members. To become a member, please visit: bit.ly/2AWGgF7
2021, OI
Music credit: bensound.com
Presented by Abdulameer al-Hamdani, former Minister of Culture, Iraq
Abdulameer al-Hamdani, Iraq's Minister of Culture, from 2018-2020, joins us for an in-depth look at recent site work and conservation efforts in his home country. This lecture offers a review of international and Iraqi state fieldwork, a discussion on efforts currently underway at sites destroyed by ISIS, a briefing on re-opening Iraq's museums, and a look towards the future of increasing UNESCO World Heritage sites in the region.
Iraq's Heritage: An Update
**This is an at home lecture, please excuse the audio and video quality.
Our lectures are free and available to the public thanks to the generous support of our members. To become a member, please visit: bit.ly/2AWGgF7
2021, OI
Music credit: bensound.com
