Film Screening | Archaeology Now—“Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq”
Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Presented by the MFAH and Archaeology Now in partnership with the Arab American Educational Foundation
It’s the most ambitious habitat re-creation project to bring back to life one of the world’s greatest marshlands. In the 1990s, Saddam Hussein drained the gigantic wetlands of Iraq and turned them into a desert, destroying a home to thousands of people and millions of birds.
This BBC documentary follows the work of visionary Iraqi engineer Azzam Alwash. He introduces the screening and gives an update on current efforts of marsh preservation.
Admission
Tickets to this program are free. Museum admission is required in addition to the free ticket.
Plan Your Visit
The screening takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. On Sundays, the Museum is open from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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About the Presenter
Azzam Alwash, a TEDx speaker and co-founder of Nature Iraq, works in the marshes of southern Iraq, a region defined by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Archaeology Now is the Houston affiliate of the Archaeological Institute of America. The Arab American Educational Foundation and Archaeology Now, in partnership with stakeholders in the Iraqi community of Houston, are creating a series of events telling the story of the Marsh Arabs.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Virginia and Ira Jackson; the Favrot Fund; CFP Foundation; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of John Wynne; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.