At the dawn of the earliest of civilizations, an intricate prophecy was engraved in a tablet of clay by an unknown hand. The inscription predicted that the legacy of Babylon would irrefutably preordain our current era. Meanwhile, through unexplained routes, an enigmatic museum capsule from a future age has found its way to our time. To date, it has been necessary to conceal it from the public eye for security and research purposes, however, for the very first time its dimly lit room at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin is now opened to visitors...

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J&K: THE BABYLON CASE - a time capsule for our civilization
In conjunction with “Babylon. Mythos und Wahrheit” (“Babylon. Myth and Truth”)
26th June - 05th October 2008

Museum of the Ancient Near East at The Pergamon Museum
Museum Island, Am Kupfergraben 5, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
Opening times: Sun-Wed 9 am – 6 pm / Thu-Sat 9 am – 10 pm
www.jk-world.net
Press: Cecilie N. Gravesen +49 (0)176 963 59150
cecilie@mrplacetofill.co.uk // www.mrplacetofill.co.uk

Supported by Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin and the Danish Arts Council