Striking artifacts from Ancient Mesopotamia

June 17, 2022 9:06 AM

Mesopotamia Online is an immersive exploration of Mesopotamian art objects. The exhibition Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins was on view in 2021 at the Getty Villa. It was organized by the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and the J. Paul Getty Museum,
posted by storybored (7 comments total)

oooooh, thank you!!
posted by supermedusa at 9:24 AM on June 17, 2022 [2 favorites]

I focused on Mesopotamia and Sumer in college and one of my professors did restoration work for the Getty. This is a well done, albeit brief, online display and introduction...
posted by jim in austin at 12:07 PM on June 17, 2022

This is lovely and makes me wish I were in a cool, quiet museum on a slow weekday, learning about people who lived far away and long ago by standing in the presence of things they made with their hands.

Thank you for posting this.
posted by Caxton1476 at 12:39 PM on June 17, 2022 [3 favorites]

The website is remarkable - shows me more than an in-person visit. Zooming in on the image by scrolling is wonderful. Do you know what technology was used to create the website?
posted by Speculatist at 3:45 PM on June 17, 2022 [1 favorite]

Absolutely superb. Recommended to anyone who's skimming these comments on the fence about going in.
posted by Modest House at 5:55 PM on June 17, 2022 [1 favorite]

That was a fun and informative link. Just super excellent and thank you.

If the cuneiform piques anyone's interest I suggest spending some time watching any of the talks with Irving Finkel
posted by NoThisIsPatrick at 7:32 PM on June 17, 2022 [2 favorites]

Do you know what technology was used to create the website?

I took a look at the source code of the page. There's a bunch of javascript (React.js & GSAP) and CSS (lots of transform & translate3D).

Here's a similar website about the Pyramids of Meroë from the GSAP showcase page.
posted by belladonna at 10:02 AM on June 19, 2022