Past Events
Sep
11
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Britain and the Occupations of Iraq
The Panel Discussion was the opening event of the ‘Gertrude Bell and Iraq – A Life and Legacy Conference’
May
30
Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Book Launch with Georgina Herrmann and Stuart Laidlaw
Celebrating the arrival of Ivories from Nimrud (1949-1963) VII, 1 & 2 Ivories from Rooms SW11/12 and T10 Fort Shalmaneser
May
20
Monday, May 20, 2013 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Mudhifs in the Marshes: Preserving Cultural Identity
The film-maker and travel-writer Mike Laird on the mudhifs of southern Iraq
Feb
28
Thursday, February 28, 2013 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
An Archaeologist’s View of Northern Iraq in the 1950s
The archaeologist Dr Joan Oates on excavating in Northern Iraq with the Mallowans
Nov
22
Thursday, November 22, 2012 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Faisal I, Gertrude Bell and Sat’i al-Husri: The Politics of Archaeology in Iraq
Dr Ali A. Allawi on the evolution of Iraq’s identity as a modern state and the role of archaeology in this process
Oct
25
Thursday, October 25, 2012 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Erbil: Research, Interpretation and Conservation of the World’s Oldest City
David Michelmore on research, conservation and interpretation of Erbil Citadel
Sep
27
Thursday, September 27, 2012 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Mediaeval Basra
Robert Irwin on the literary and scientific life of Mediaeval Basra