Project status
Past
Lead organisation
The Friends of Basrah Museum (FOBM)
Partners
The Department of Antiquities and Heritage, Basrah; The State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Baghdad; and HWH & Associates
Grant award
£771,725
Project summary
Cultural heritage within Iraq has suffered degradation as a result of the first and second Gulf Wars. Looting of the old Basrah Museum led to its closure in 2003.
This project aimed to develop the new Basrah Museum as a heritage resource centre within Basrah, housing the British Institute for the Study of Iraq’s library collection.
Three galleries in the new Basrah Museum were completed, providing a secure and well-managed environment for the display and storage of cultural heritage.
