Erbil Civilization Museum

The Erbil Civilization Museum (Kurdish: مۆزەخانەی شارستانیی ھەولێر, Arabic: متحف أربيل الحضاري) is an archeological museum which is located within the city of Hawler, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The building was small and was located within the heart of the city of Hawler, at the Minarah district.

The, then, Erbil Archaeological Inspection Directorate was responsible for administering the museum.

Another project to establish a new building was started in 1985 to accommodate the increasing number of artifacts.

The current building was opened in 1989, after the end of the Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988) and lies close to the ancient tell of Qalinj Agha.