[Audio Only] Dr Lamia al Gailani Werr on the 'Museum in Baghdad: The Story of the Iraq Museum'

Dr Lamia al-Gailani Werr on the Museum in Baghdad: The Story of the Iraq Museum in the First Half of the Twentieth Century.

Based on her own research in the archives of the Iraq Museum Dr Lamia al-Gailani Werr explores the story of the Museum, how it was established, the directors who made it one of the best Museums in the Middle East; the role it played in shaping the identity of Iraq; and its part in the world-famous archaeological discoveries at sites such as Ur, Kish, Warka as well as excavations in the Diyala region.

Dr Lamia al-Gailani Werr is an Iraqi archaeologist living in London and an Honorary Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies; in 2009 she was awarded the Gertrude Bell Memorial Gold Medal by BISI for her outstanding services to Mesopotamian archaeology. Dr al-Gailani worked in the Iraq Museum in the 1960s, and returned to Baghdad in 2003-04 after the looting of the Museum to assist Iraqi colleagues. She is an expert on Seals and has published a book and many articles on the subject.