Heads up to everyone in the DC Metro region! The National Archives, located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, is showing “Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage” through January 5, 2014. This exhibition presents the incredible work of the Iraqi Jewish Archive Preservation Project team to preserve, and make available, water damaged documents and books discovered in Baghdad in 2003.
Be sure not to miss a special presentation being offered on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, from 11:00-1:00 in the William G. McGowan Theater. “Preserving the Iraqi Jewish Archive: Behind the Scenes with the Preservation & Access Team” is a remarkable opportunity to hear from conservators and digital imaging specialists about the treatments and efforts done to stabilize and digitize the materials. Learn about the recovery of the materials, the history of the project, and find out about other documents and books not seen in the exhibition. For more information, please visit www.archives.gov/dc-metro/events.
