The cover story is about the reopening of the National Museum of Iraq after it was ransacked 5 years ago.

Among the cultural policy news on page 4:

• The British Prime Minister calls on cultural institutions of the United Kingdom to promote a greater understanding for the Islamic and Muslim heritage.
• The president of the Russian Academy of the Arts published an open letter calling on President Putin to stay in office after his term comes to an end next March - it seems he was forced to do so.

Also of interest:

• the British artist Perry about the tackling of Islam in art works. He points out that censorship is based on fear, not sensitivities towards minorities (p.30).
• the German artist Schütte about the role of art in public spaces (p.37).

Also included: the dossier What's on providing information on activities of museums and galleries, fairs, auctions and so on worldwide.

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