Conflict in the Middle East poses unique challenges to local heritage, join us as we talk with Brian Michael Lione, the Iraq Program Manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute. Since 2009, Mr. Lione has been in Iraq with the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, a unique institution in the Middle East which collaborates with Iraqi professionals to develop their skills in the conservation and management of their own cultural heritage.

Learn how Mr. Lione became involved in the field and hear about the important work he has been doing in Iraq and its broader implications for global heritage.