Hotel Farah Museum

Exterior: Central Courtyard, facing West

Title Variant
Kurdish Cultural Heritage Museum, Kurdish Heritage Revival Organization
Date

built ca. 1923, renovated 2013-2015

Geographic Coordinates
35.5562077874, 45.4403293335

Work Type

Notes

One of the oldest structures in Sulaymaniyah, the Hotel Farah was built in the 1920's and was purchased by the Directorate of Antiquities of Sulaimaniyah in 2006. The first floor of the building is occupied by shops. The second floor of the hotel has now become the headquarters of the Kurdish Cultural Revival Organization and houses a museum.

Culture

Photographer
Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University

Image Date
March 2017
Associated Faculty