Iraq: The Cultural Aftermath
Historians of Islamic Art The following links give access to websites and webpages that aim to provide reliable reports and current information on the cultural recovery assessment and efforts in the aftermath of the war in Iraq.


Suggestions for new links may be sent to editor@historiansofislamicart.org.


The 2003 Iraq War and Archaeology, A Documentation and Information Project by Francis Deblauwe, Ph.D.

The Samarra Archaeological Survey

Iraq's Heritage (WSJ, 5 Jan 05)

Preliminary Bibliography of Books Documenting the Contents of the Iraqi Museums, Libraries, and Archives--Oriental Institute Research Archives in partnership with the Middle East Librarians Association Committee on Iraq Libraries


Report presented by Stefano Carboni to the Association of Art Museum Curators--June 18, 2003

"What Can Be Done to Recover Iraq's Art?" Commentary from the Washington Post, Outlook section--April 27, 2003

Historians of Islamic Art--Letter of Concern

The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago: Lost Treasures from Iraq

College Art Association: Cultural Heritage Emergency in Iraq

Middle East Librarians Association: Committee on Iraqi Libraries

University of Pennsylvania Museum: The Cultural Heritage of Iraq

Interpol: Minutes of International Conference on Cultural Property Stolen in Iraq (Lyon, May 5-6, 2003)

American Association of Museums: Iraqi Cultural Heritage Crisis

The Art Newspaper

Visions of Iraq: Topography and Historical Monuments by Yasser Tabbaa