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An outstanding experience it was for me to explore the Iraqi National Museum, one of the most beautiful collections i’ve seen in any museum and very near to my heart as it shows the civilizations of my country. The museum consists of many halls, each belongs to a specific period of history, from Early human age, Babylonian, Assyrian, Pre-Islamic period, Islamic Period, Hatra and etc.., the Sumerian hall is closed for maintenance. The museum itself isn’t that much, and it needs an overall modern rework to present the great civilizations of Iraq in a better way, that’s the least they can ever do to appreciate the civilizations of our ancestors. The Assyrian hall was the best by far, and i can just imagine what a huge Iraqi museum that has all the belongings of our civilizations showcased in it, that’s a dream that i’m willing to work on in my future, because even though the museum is relatively humble compared to other museums around the other, yet it will take your breath with the amazing artifacts it has from the greatest civilizations of our world. I highly encourage everyone to visit this museum and experience what i experienced, it’s so much worth it and i guarantee this for you.
Abdulrahman QazzazAbdulrahman Qazzaz
60
The museum is amazing and worth to visit it absolutely for the history and the amazing monuments inside, but you cannot write the it closes at 1 PM and instead it closes at 12 noon!! We didn't have other days to visit it so arriving at 11 and calculating two hours was enough but instead we had to do it a bit rush and fast as many other people during their visit, and took pics of the explanations to read it later. For Friday in other websites is written closed while in reality it opens also in the afternoon. A lot of double information . The only website they said is on Facebook and it is not acceptable. Staff was nice,a bit accompany us and explaining while going between the rooms fortunately. In addition, I can understand the difference in prices between foreigners and Iraqi but if they want to improve it cannot have this big difference! Also for Fridays foreigners pay. In Europe for example one Sunday per month the sites are free, for everyone! Sorry but cannot put more stars especially because if it closes at 12 noon you must write 12 noon!!
Stefano U. MeniniStefano U. Menini
00
The Museum is dedicated to the collection and interpretation of the history of Iraq and its environs. The collections consist of mainly man-made objects covering the past 7,000 years. The types of objects in the collection represent Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian and Islamic cultures and include objects made of glass, pottery, metal, ivory, and parchment, among others. The Iraq National Museum is the only institution dedicated to protecting the comprehensive and collective archaeological heritage of Iraq from loss or destruction in order that it may be enjoyed and studied by the present and future generations of citizens and survive for additional thousands of years. As you can see in the photos the museum has an expert whom will give you a tour which probably takes 3 hours to cover all the areas, They are really professional they their knowledge is accurate they will tell you which artifacts are fake and which is really only a few are fake. If you wanted a tour contact me on WhatsApp +9647715740776
Twana TravelTwana Travel
00
Advantage - The guide she is very nice, knowledgeable and high educated about the history, I recommended her for any tour, her name “ Shahad “ - The museum very clean and organized - The ppl who working there are friendly and nice - They have few room divided by kind of material and the history period Disadvantage - The parking hard to find, the parking lot of museum closed ( not for public) you need to find parking in street - They have some tables covered for many months, waiting the Minister of Tourism to grand open the new items - Most the Artifacts inside the museum without any note about each piece, if they have the information some of it need updated or have something wrong information - The need more safety for The pieces by making some distance between the visitors and the Artifacts
Bassam AlshamiBassam Alshami
30
It’s quite an amazing collection and everyone who visits Baghdad should go to the museum. Some people mention the price is 3000 dinars. That’s partially true. That’s the price for Iraqi citizens on all days other than Friday (when admission is free!). For anyone visiting from any other country, the price is 25,000 dinars. Let me start by saying that most of the collection is amazing. You should definitely go. There isn’t central air conditioning and some parts of the museum are extremely uncomfortable (it was 42°C outside). The organization could be a bit better and some of the description tags are faded and riddled with grammatical errors, but, the effort put in by the staff is commendable.
Ramsay GehaRamsay Geha
00
It was my first time. I picked a time and a day I thought would be best to avoid an possibility of crowdedness. Therefore, The museum was relatively empty. It can fool you in the beginning...upon entry, you would think this place is small and doesn't have a lot to offer but boy was I wrong. There are halls attached to halls with showrooms above them and beside them. You can get lost easily but it's not a bad place to get lost. I loved the rich diverse history I saw. I loved the diagrams they have detailing certain historical time lines. I enjoyed the Islamic history hall because I can relate to it the most as a result of my readings. I encourage you to go and get lost!
Abbas Qasim IbrahimAbbas Qasim Ibrahim
20
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89HP+62J, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
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The Iraq Museum is the national museum of Iraq, located in Baghdad. It is sometimes informally called the National Museum of Iraq, a recent phenomenon influenced by other nations' naming of their national museums; The Iraq Museum's name is inspired by the name of the British Museum, however.
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