Iraq reopens National Museum after thousands of smuggled artifacts return

The Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad regains its cultural and tourist role and reopens with new exhibition halls displaying several artifacts that have not been exhibited before.
Visitors tour Iraq's National Museum, as it reopens after a three-year closure due to political unrest and the coronavirus pandemic, Baghdad, Iraq, March 8, 2022.
Visitors tour Iraq's National Museum, as it reopens after a three-year closure due to political unrest and the coronavirus pandemic, Baghdad, Iraq, March 8, 2022. - Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Adnan Abu Zeed
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi inaugurated March 6 the National Museum, which has been rehabilitated and its halls restored, prompting many local and foreign visitors to visit.

The museum located in the heart of Baghdad was established in 1926 in al-Qashla area and moved to al-Alawi in 1966.

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