The Virtual Museum of Iraq

http://www.virtualmuseumiraq.cnr.it/



The Virtual Museum of Iraq just debuted and its fascinating. What a great way to feature museum collections. It mirrors the experience of being a casual visitor in the galleries. Unlike many online museum collections where visitors need to know what they are looking for to access the collections in a meaningful way. The zooming effect towards the objects makes me dizzy, but its worth it for all the fascinating information you get when you click on an object.



The museum has not been open regularly since 2003, when the museum was seriously looted in the midst of the Iraq war. The virtual museum gives international visitors a chance to see these amazing treasures from the cradle of civilization.