Museum of Lost Objects

Museum of Lost Objects episodes:

• 06.23.2020

  Winged Bull of Nineveh

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. With hundreds of thousands of lives lost, millions of people displaced and some of the world’s...

  
• 09.01.2019

  The Fire That Scorched Brazil’s History

  It’s been a year since Brazil’s National Museum burned down in a fire. Not only was its collection one of the most extraordinary in the world, but Brazil’s entire history ran through the museum. On the second floor you could...

  
• 07.26.2017

  Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft

  Rabindranath Tagore, the celebrated Bengali writer, is one of the greatest figures in modern South Asian history. In 1913, Tagore became the first non-westerner to win a Nobel Prize, but just over a decade ago, his Nobel medal was stolen...

  
• 07.25.2017

  Jinnah’s Last Home

  Ziarat Residency was a former sanatorium in the hills of Balochistan, and it’s where Muhammad Ali Jinnah - the founder of Pakistan – spent the last three months of his life. The building acquired great significance after his death –...

  
• 07.24.2017

  Delhi’s Stolen Seat of Power

  In March 1739, the Persian warlord Nader Shah laid siege to Delhi. He destroyed and plundered the city. Among his ‘Delhi loot’ was the famous Jeweled or Peacock Throne of the Mughal Empire. It took seven years to make, and...

  
• 07.22.2017

  The Keeper of Buddha's Bones

  The mystery of the 2,000 year old little bronze box, the Kanishka casket, that was said to hold the remains of the Buddha himself. Presented by Kanishk Tharoor Produced by Maryam Maruf Contributor: Vazira Fazila-Yacoubali Zamindar, Brown University Picture: Replica...

  
• 07.21.2017

  The Cricketer Who Lost His Team

  Bonus pod! Amir Elahi, the great uncle of Columbia University historian Manan Ahmed, became rivals with his former Indian teammates when he left for Pakistan. Image: Amir Elahi and Dattaram Hindlekar, members of the All-India cricket team, 1936 Credit: Getty...

  
• 07.18.2017

  Kashmir’s Palladium cinema

  Kanishk Tharoor explores artefacts and landmarks caught up in India and Pakistan's independence in 1947. In this episode, the life and times of the Palladium cinema. The Palladium was one of Srinagar’s oldest and most popular movie theatres. It...

  
• 07.15.2017

  The Necklace That Divided Two Nations

  Seventy years ago, India and Pakistan became independent nations - but at a cost. People and lands were partitioned, and a once shared heritage was broken apart. Kanishk Tharoor explores the tussle for ancient history and the prized artefacts of...

  
• 06.10.2017

  Nimrud and Hatra

  Nimrud is a 3,000 year old archaeological site blown up by the so-called Islamic State. The Iraqi archaeologist Muzahim Hossein spent 30 years excavating there, and he goes back for the first time to see what remains. And the story...

  
• 06.10.2017

  Return to Aleppo

  The story of one neighbourhood in Aleppo, and how it changed the lives of two Syrians caught up in the war. Zahed Tajeddin is a sculptor and archaeologist whose family have lived in Aleppo for generations. He owned a beautiful...

  
• 05.24.2017

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• 03.07.2016

  Looted Sumerian Seal, Baghdad

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. This is the oldest and smallest object in the series: a tiny Sumerian cylinder seal depicting...

  
• 03.07.2016

  Armenian Martyr’s Memorial, Der Zor

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. The Armenian martyr's memorial in Der Zor, Syria was a tribute to the Armenians who perished...

  
• 03.07.2016

  The Genie of Nimrud

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. The ancient Assyrians were fond of protective spirits. They had sculptures of all manner of mythological...

  
• 03.07.2016

  Al-Ma’arri the Poet

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. In 2013, Islamic militants decapitated the statue of an 11th Century Arabic poet that stood in...

  
• 03.07.2016

  Mar Elian Monastery

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. This monastery in the remote Syrian town of Qaryatayn held the 1,000 year old tomb of...

  
• 02.29.2016

  The Lion of al-Lat

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. The Lion of al-Lat was a protective spirit, the consort of a Mesopotamian goddess. This 2,000...

  
• 02.29.2016

  Minaret of the Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. Since 2012, Aleppo - Syria's largest city - has been a key battleground in the conflict,...

  
• 02.29.2016

  Tell Qarqur, Hama Province

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. As archaeological sites go, Tell Qarqur isn’t the most glamorous, but this mound in Syria is...

  
• 02.29.2016

  Palmyra: Temple of Bel

  The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria. In May 2015, the Syrian city of Palmyra was captured by the forces of the so-called...