Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization

STORY: Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil STORYLINE: The Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil, Iraq, offers a glimpse into the history of the Ankawa district and the civilization of Mesopotamia. The two-floor museum was established in 2011 and consists of many sections. The traditional Mesopotamian costumes section on the first floor displays costumes that local people still preserve and wear on some occasions. On one of its walls is a mural showing the civilizations and historical stages that Ankawa and Mesopotamia went through from the Babylonian, Assyrian and Akkadian eras, as well as Syriac history and the history of Christianity before and after the founding of Islam. In the middle of the first floor is a clay model of the ancient town of Ankawa. It simulates the ancient life and the agricultural community in Ankawa before i

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - A visitor looks at an exhibit introducing violent conflicts that occurred with the construction of Narita Airport, at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. The museum on the clashes between protestors and the central government that began in the 1960s opened the same day.

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets and glass grenades used by radical activists against the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing the violent conflicts between anti-airport protestors and the central government beginning in the 1960s.

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets, a banner and other items used by opponents of the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing conflicts, sometimes violent, between anti-airport protestors and the government, which began in the 1960s.

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets, a banner and other items used by opponents of the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing conflicts, sometimes violent, between anti-airport protestors and the government, which began in the 1960s. (Kyodo)

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - Helmets and glass grenades used by radical activists against the construction of Narita airport are displayed at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 22, 2011. The museum opened on June 23, introducing the violent conflicts between anti-airport protestors and the central government beginning in the 1960s. (Kyodo)

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

Museum on anti-Narita airport conflict opens

NARITA, Japan - A visitor looks at an exhibit introducing violent conflicts that occurred with the construction of Narita Airport, at the Narita Airport and Community Historical Museum in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. The museum on the clashes between protestors and the central government that began in the 1960s opened the same day. (Kyodo)