(April 11, 2016) Raise the interest of the international community towards Iraq, and of Iraq itself in respect towards its cultural heritage. With this aspiration, the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage of Iraq and the University Ca’ Foscari of Venezia will sign a memorandum of understanding for an exhibition project with the Archaeological Museum in Baghdad and a program of scientific development research and training. The signing will open the conference “The Mask of Warka at the Iraq Museum”, to be held on April 12 at the Ca’ Dolfin, in Venic. It has been organized by Ca’ Foscari, the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation. Iraqis guests will present the actual situation of archaeological heritage of the country and its protection strategies. The event will be opened by Rector Tiziana Lippiello, and will see the participation of Flavio Gregori, Rector for Activities and Cultural Relations of the University, Paolo Eleuteri, Director of the Department of Liberl Arts; Minister Gianludovico De Martino, president of the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Red)
