Iraq Travel
Baghdad Museum Reopens After 6 Years Reclaiming Its Stuff (click title to entry - thank you)
February 25, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Baghdad Museum Reopens After 6 Years Reclaiming Its Stuff (click title to entry - thank you)
February 25, 2009 at 4:41 PM
...Surprisingly, prior to the museum's restoration and reopening, 8,500 of the 15,000+ stolen items were recovered and are now either under lock and key in the vaults or under constant watch as the first few visitors cautiously peer into cases. According to the AP, there is still wariness over the 2003 looting of the museum and for now, "the museum — which holds artifacts from the Stone Age through the Babylonian, Assyrian and Islamic periods — will be open to the public starting Tuesday but only for organized tours."...
