--- description: ISIS released a new video showing the destruction of several ancient artifacts. Watch Know Right Now to find out more. title: ISIS destroys artifacts at Iraqi museum image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2f7ec8f45683817/69878166e20a8754c1a8554d/022715_time_krn_statues.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iraq](/tag/iraq/) ## Iraq Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Know Right Now: ISIS Destroys Artifacts at Iraqi Museum by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 4:31 PM CUT  ISIS destroys ancient art ISIS destroys ancient art by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 4:31 PM CUT ISIS released a new video purportedly showing the destruction of several ancient artifacts in a Mosul museum. Watch Know Right Now to find out more. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3725986/know-right-now-isis-destroys-artifacts-at-iraqi-museum/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3725986/know-right-now-isis-destroys-artifacts-at-iraqi-museum/"},"headline":"Know Right Now: ISIS Destroys Artifacts at Iraqi Museum","datePublished":"2015-02-27T16:31:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:47:01.824Z","description":"The video was apparently recorded at a museum in Mosul","url":"https://time.com/3725986/know-right-now-isis-destroys-artifacts-at-iraqi-museum/","keywords":["Iraq","Terrorism","Art","ISIS","Culture","Mosul","Know Right Now","Ancient"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2f7ec8f45683817/69878166e20a8754c1a8554d/022715_time_krn_statues.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2f7ec8f45683817/69878166e20a8754c1a8554d/022715_time_krn_statues.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ISIS destroys ancient art","caption":"ISIS destroys ancient art","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/iraq/","name":"Iraq"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3725986/know-right-now-isis-destroys-artifacts-at-iraqi-museum/","name":"Know Right Now: ISIS Destroys Artifacts at Iraqi Museum"}}]}] ```