St John Simpson, Curator for Ancient Arabia and Ancient Iran, talks about the impact that the destruction of Yemeni cultural heritage will have on humanity. He also looks at what international museums can do to assist authorities in limiting the looting and trafficking of portable antiquities in a post-conflict Yemen.
UNESCO is working with the British Museum and nine other museums across the world as part of an international campaign to raise awareness of the destruction of Yemeni cultural heritage. From 24 to 30 April 2016 'Yemeni Heritage Week – Museums United for Yemen' will shine a spotlight on the current destruction and encourage people to explore and understand the region's cultural heritage.
Yemeni Heritage Week – Museums United for Yemen is organised by the UNESCO Office in Doha under UNESCO’s global campaign of #Unite4Heritage.
If you would like to learn more about how our world heritage is at risk, please visit [ Ссылка ] and [ Ссылка ]
Image credits
Al Qasimi neighbourhood, old City of Sana'a, before the bombing of 12 June 2015. © Hadarat Umma.
Al Qasimi neighbourhood, old City of Sana'a, after the bombing of 12 June 2015. © GOPHCY.
Dhamar Regional Museum before its destruction on 22 May 2015. © GOAM.
Dhamar Regional Museum on the day of its destruction, 22 May 2015. © GOAM.
Cairo Citadel, Taiz, on 12 December 2014, before the bombing of 10 May 2015. © US Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit, NextView License (Digital Globe) Satellite Imagery Analysis by UNITAR-UNOSAT.
Cairo Citadel, Taiz, on 26 June 2015, damaged in the bombing of 10 May 2015. © US Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit, NextView License (Digital Globe) Satellite Imagery Analysis by UNITAR-UNOSAT.
You can find further images of Yemeni cultural heritage at risk at [ Ссылка ]
