Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV

Journey to the center of the east

by Zeynep Esra İstanbullu

ISTANBUL Jun 06, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
No Image
by Zeynep Esra İstanbullu Jun 06, 2015 12:00 am

The Istanbul Research Institute is hosting an exhibition that focuses on the evolution of mass tourism between the 1850s and the 1950s with travel stories to the Near East that intersect in Istanbul

Istanbul Research Institute's newest exhibition, "Journey to the Center of the East, 1850-1950: 100 Years of Travelers in Istanbul from the Pierre de Gigord Collection," opened on June 4 and will remain on display at the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Istanbul Research Institute's exhibition venue until Oct. 17. The exhibition tells the stories of Istanbul-centered travels to the Near East starting from the 19th century.

Co-curated by Ekrem Işın and Catherine Pinguet, the exhibition focuses on the cultural change of mass tourism and travels between 1850 and 1950. As a part of the display, nearly 160 pieces, including photographs, postcards, posters, advertisements, booklets, restaurant menus and various objects, form the showcased collection of Pierre de Gigord - one of the world's leading collectors of Ottoman-era photographs and ephemera. Gigord's collection, which consists of visual objects reflecting the cultural and urban life of Ottoman Istanbul in particular, offers scenes from the Ottoman Empire's latest and the Turkish Republic's earliest periods. Işın said the concept emerged in 19th century Europe after the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. "From the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, the Near East was the focus point of archaeologists, linguists, architects, religious groups, geographers and botanists. There was a common discourse that these journeys, which aimed to access information by discovering the origins of civilizations, made people free," Işın said. He added that after the Crimean War, the expedition-oriented research, which was maintained until the 1850s, was replaced by travel-group language that focused on Near Eastern culture. By then, the information-gathering and intrepid travelers morphed into a kind of tourist that rapidly explored the region.

The exhibition can be visited at the Istanbul Research Institute in Beyoğlu's historic Tepebaşı neighborhood from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
  • shortlink copied
  • Last Update: Jun 06, 2015 1:59 am
    RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    arts
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    No Image
    In photos: US-Mexico border views in Biden era
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021