Discover the greatest city of
ancient Iraq through archaeology, history and art
Exhibition closed
For two thousand years the myth of Babylon has haunted the European imagination. The Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of Babylon have inspired artists, writers, poets, philosophers and film makers.
A unique ancient map of the Mesopotamian world.
Sometimes described as the 'first charter of human rights'.
Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
A three-dimensional map of the stars, used since classical times.
Trace the legacy of Babylonian discoveries and ideas, including their mathematical system based on 60 and their desire to predict the future.
Supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation
Exhibition organised by the British
Museum,
the musée du Louvre and the Réunion des musées
nationaux, and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
