The British Museum
Babylon
Myth and reality
13 November 2008 – 15 March 2009
Discover the greatest city of ancient Iraq through archaeology, history and art
Teaching resources to download:
Babylon teachers' resource pack (pdf 2.5 Mb) Artists and Babylon(Powerpoint 2.3Mb) Babylon as a heritage site (Powerpoint 977Kb) Objects from Ancient Babylon(Powerpoint 910Kb)
Visit the Museum’s award-winning website on ancient Mesopotamia.
www.mesopotamia.co.uk
Image: Cornelius Anthonisz, Destruction of the Tower of Babel. Etching, 1547.
Supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation
Exhibition organised by the British Museum, the muse du Louvre and the Runion des muses nationaux, and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.