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On February 26th 2015, the militant group known as Islamic State posted a video online showing the destruction of antiquities in and around the city of Mosul in Northern Iraq. Statues and other artefacts in the Mosul Museum were smashed, and ruins around the city were broken up using hammers and pneumatic drills.

We are hugely excited to be working with The Economist to present ‘RecoVR Mosul: A Collective Reconstruction’ at the upcoming Affordable Art Fair Battersea. For its first venture into the medium of virtual reality, The Economist has collaborated with Rekrei, a non-profit group formerly known as Project Mosul, to recreate the museum and many of the lost artefacts, explain why they matter and examine how they were virtually reconstructed.

This pop-up VR experience from The Economist will be located in the Café area and will also include physical reconstructions of some items from the museum which were produced using 3D printing.

We cannot wait to be given the chance to put on those VR goggles and have a good look around this fascinating reconstruction!