A Museum in Baghdad

T264147724
In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy, and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding a museum in Baghdad. In 2006, Ghalia Hussein is attempting to reopen the museum after looting during the war. Decades apart, these two women share the same goals: to create a fresh sense of unity and nationhood, to make the world anew through the museum and its treasures. But in such unstable times, questions remain. Who is the museum for? Whose culture are we preserving? And why does it matter when people are dying?

Author

Hannah Khalil

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Archive :: production:T264147724, play:S1230870807, venue:V136

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Production details

This new play explores what it means to try and create a nation - and why a country's treasures matter when people are dying. A story of treasured history, desperate choices and the remarkable Gertrude Bell.

Special Performances

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• 23 Nov 19 Audio Described
• 29 Nov 19 Captioned
• 9 Jan 20 Audio Described
• 15 Jan 20 Captioned