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Galata Through the Ages On the Tünel-Karaköy Route
The Ottoman Bank Museum will be taking part in Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions 2: Tünel-Karaköy, with its own project, Galata through the Ages, and will serve, as well, as one of the exhibition information centers. The special exhibition, GALATA through the Ages, conceived and organized by the Ottoman Bank Museum, has been prolonged until October 30, and will be on display as part of the second Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibition. "Galata through the Ages" opened on April 26 and has been prolonged to coincide with the duration of the second Pedestrian Exhibition. Galata through the Ages offers a historical narrative of the district which played a crucial role in the transformation Istanbul began to experience in the 19th century. The Ottoman Bank Museum will be one of the two information centers set up to guide visitors and provide them with details concerning the itinerary and concept of the second Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibition, held on the Tünel-Karaköy route, from September 16 to October 22.
GALATA through the Ages, presents visitors with a vivid narrative of the transformation undergone by Galata, through projection surfaces, 360 degree panoramic depictions, animation and display panels. Included among the objects on view are two tombstones from the Genoese period. GALATA through the Ages was curated by Prof. Edhem Eldem from the History Department at Boğaziçi University, and the exhibition design was conceived by Bülent Erkmen. About Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions Curated by Fulya Erdemci and Emre Baykal, "Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions 2: Tünel - Karaköy" features 19 international artists and architects and their large-scale projects. Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions, the first of which was held in 2002, in Nişantaşı, aim to bring cultural events to a wider public and, by enhancing Istanbul's unique and innovative image, increase its international visibility and recognition. Participating Artists: Haluk Akakçe (Turkey), Loris Cecchini (Italy), Ingar Dragset (Norway) and Michael Elmgreen (Denmark), Ayşe Erkmen (Turkey), Carmela Gross (Brazil), Ömer Ali Kazma (Turkey), John Körmeling (The Netherlands), Callum Morton (Australia), Kemal Önsoy (Turkey), Ebru Özseçen (Turkey), Karin Sander (Germany), Eve Sussman (U.S.A.), Fuat Şahinler - Murat Şahinler - Ayten Başdemir and Yakup Çetinkaya (Turkey), Canan Tolon (Turkey), Hale Tenger (Turkey) and Auke De Vries (The Netherlands). |
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