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		<title>Digitizing treasures from the National Museum of Iraq</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently read an <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/24/iraq-national-museum-online-google">article in the Guardian</a> where Google announced they plan to digitize 14,000 items from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Iraq">National Museum of Iraq</a>. Google explains that this project aims at introducing to the world many of the cultural artifact that shaped the beginning of civilization, many of which play a significant role in the three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions">Abrahamic religions</a>.</p>
<p>Given the tragic history of looting that the National Museum, National Library and many other cultural institutions in Iraq suffered after the USA invasion, Google&#8217;s desire to digitize these items may also serve as a way to preserve the the items left for generations to come. But it seems that they are not the first ones to have this idea.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/index2.htm">The Baghdad Museum Project</a> is a non-profit organization which is also working to preserve these treasures. Their approach is four-fold;</p>
<blockquote><p>(1) establish a comprehensive online catalog of all cultural artifacts in the museum&#8217;s collection, (2) create a virtual Baghdad Museum that is accessible to the general public over the Internet, (3) build a 3D collaborative workspace within the virtual Baghdad Museum for design and fundraising purposes, and (4) establish a resource center within the virtual Baghdad Museum for community cultural development.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Baghdad Museum Project already has a few items online that you can look through. They are also working towards the passing of legislation in the USA congress which can help the museum recover and can provide protection in the future. The name of the bill is <a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/index2.htm">The Iraq Cultural Heritage Protection Act</a>, and is being sponsored by Phil English, and James A. Leach.</p>
<p>There is also a website for the <a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/">Iraq Museum International</a>, which looks like it&#8217;s part of The Baghdad Museum Project. This site offers more digital collections. There is also <a href="http://www.virtualmuseumiraq.cnr.it/homeENG.htm">The Virtual Museum of Iraq</a>, which offers a complete virtual tour, allowing you to click on many of the images to get a closer look and additional information. Yet another project is <a href="http://www.sbah.net/">The Iraq Museum</a> which works in English and Arabic, and offers digital images of some of the items in the museum.</p>
<p>And as I write this I&#8217;m starting to wonder if the leaders of these projects are in touch and collaborating.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Hace poco leí en un <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/24/iraq-national-museum-online-google">articulo del Guardian</a> que Google ha anunciado su plan para digitalizar 14.000 artículos del <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Nacional_de_Iraq">Museo Nacional de Iraq</a>. Google explica que este proyecto tiene por objeto introducir  al mundo muchos de los artefactos culturales que dieron forma al comienzo de la civilización, muchos de los cuales desempeñan un papel significativo en las tres <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religi%C3%B3n_abrah%C3%A1mica">religiones abrahámicas</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Teniendo en cuenta la trágica historia de saqueo que el Museo Nacional, Biblioteca Nacional y muchas otras instituciones culturales de Iraq sufrieron después de la invasión de EE.UU., el deseo de Google de digitalizar estas piezas también puede servir como una forma de preservación para beneficio de futuras generaciones. Pero parece que no son los primeros en tener esta idea. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/index2.htm">El Proyecto del Museo de Bagdad</a> es una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja también para preservar estos tesoros. Su enfoque tiene cuatro partes; </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #888888;">(1) establecer un amplio catálogo en línea de todos los artefactos culturales en la colección del museo, (2) crear un museo virtual de Bagdad de acceso público a través de Internet, (3) construir un espacio de trabajo colaborativo en 3D en el Museo Virtual de Bagdad para el diseño y la recaudación de fondos, y (4) establecer un centro de recursos en el Museo Virtual de Bagdad para el desarrollo cultural comunitario. </span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El Proyecto del Museo de Bagdad ya tiene algunos artículos en línea. También están trabajando hacia la aprobación de una ley en el Congreso de EE.UU. que pueden ayudar a recuperar la situación del museo y ofrecer protección en el futuro. El nombre del proyecto es el de <a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/index2.htm">Ley Iraqui de Protección del Patrimonio Cultural</a>, y está siendo patrocinado por Phil English, y James A. Leach. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Hay también un sitio web para el <a href="http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/">Museo Internacional de Iraq</a>, que parece que es parte del Proyecto Museo de Bagdad. Este sitio ofrece más  colecciones digitales. Existe también el <a href="http://www.virtualmuseumiraq.cnr.it/homeENG.htm">Museo Virtual de Iraq</a>, que ofrece una visita virtual completa, y le permite hacer clic en muchas de las imágenes para verlas mas de cerca y obtener más información. Otro proyecto es el <a href="http://www.sbah.net/">Museo de Iraq</a>, que funciona en Inglés y árabe, y ofrece imágenes digitales de algunos de los elementos en el museo. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Y mientras escribo esto me empiezo a preguntar si los líderes de estos proyectos están en contacto y colaborar. </span></p>
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