Open Museum Initiative For Water Cultures
From remembering to revitalising:
water heritage for a viable future
Project Sites
Open Museum Basra
Open-air exhibition of vernacular architecture, with workshops for the reconstruction and study of ancient boats.
Maritime Heritage Gallery
Exhibition of Iraqi maritime heritage hosted by Basra Museum, now available as a virtual tour.
Map of Project Sites
Growing network of Heritage Boat Clubs, local initiatives, and touring exhibition.
The Open Museum Initiative for Water Cultures (OMI) has emerged from a decade’s work to study, protect and revitalise Iraq’s endangered water heritage, focusing on traditional inland boats and crafts.
Based in Basra, where the Shatt al-Arab joins the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Gulf, the initiative seeks cooperation and knowledge exchange towards a regional perspective on water cultures.
“This is a pioneering and invaluable project. It will be of value to academic research, tourism and the heritage sector.”
Abdulameer Al-Hamdani (2019), then Minister of Culture, Iraq
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