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04 July 2003

U.S. Facilitates Equipment, Supplies to Iraq National Museum

(Computers, photographic equipment from Packard Humanities Institute)
(340)
The United States is working with the Packard Humanities Institute to
provide the Iraq National Museum with computers, photographic
equipment, and related supplies, according to the State Department on
July 3.
The project, supported by a Packard Institute grant and assisted by
State Department archaeologists, "is intended to make the offices of
the museum functional again so that staff can carry out their
day-to-day responsibilities with computers and related technological
support, as well as standard office materials and supplies," the State
Department said.
Following is the text of the July 3 State Department announcement:
(begin text)
Department of State 
Press Statement 
Richard Boucher, Spokesman 
Washington, DC 
July 3, 2003
Department of State Facilitates Delivery of Equipment and Supplies to
the Iraq National Museum
The Department of State, in cooperation with the Packard Humanities
Institute, is providing computers, photographic equipment and related
supplies to the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad. State Department
contract archaeologists assisted in identifying appropriate equipment
for use by museum staff and have also provided a modicum of training
to staff in the use of the equipment. This initiative is supported by
a grant from the Packard Humanities Institute.
This undertaking is intended to make the offices of the museum
functional again so that staff can carry out their day-to-day
responsibilities with computers and related technological support, as
well as standard office materials and supplies. The Department of
State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in consultation
with the Office of Coalition Provisional Authority, will continue to
address the urgent needs of the Iraqi Antiquities Department and the
Iraq National Museum.
The Department of State is grateful for the support of the Packard
Humanities Institute (PHI) and looks forward to a continued
partnership with the Institute in directing private/public resources
to the overall reconstruction of Iraq's cultural heritage
infrastructure. The Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs is the point of contact for such efforts.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)