Centuries before the British Mandate and the Butcher of Baghdad, today’s ravaged Iraqi capital was thriving as the largest city in the world. According to The Art Newspaper, a new master plan ...

BAGHDAD — In the three years since he took over the Iraqi National Library, Saad Eskander has repaired the damage from theft and arson, played detective and advised his employees on staying alive. He ...

BAGHDAD – The dimly-lit, dust-caked stacks of the Baghdad National Library hide a treasure of the ages: crinkled, yellowing papers holding the true stories of sultans and kings; imperialists and ...

In 2003, during the invasion of Iraq, looters set fire to the library of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad. Seventy thousand books were reduced to ashes. Wafaa Bilal, “The Ashes ...

During this tumultuous time in Iraq’s rebuilding efforts, the students of Baghdad University have reason to remain optimistic: campuses across the United States, Canada, and England are collecting ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Harold Weston inside officer's ...