Activities - Symposia in Conjunction with the Exhibition of Ottoman Orders and Decorations

The Ottoman Bank Museum is organizing a series of conferences relating to the special exhibition, Pride and Privilege: An Exhibition of Ottoman Orders and Decorations, which opened to the public on September 28. Each symposium will bring together scholars from various arenas to examine the exhibition from one of four different viewpoints: diplomacy, ideology, history of art and the emergence of charitable associations.

Program

12 October 2004 - Prof. Edhem Eldem & Sinan Kuneralp
Diplomacy and Relations with the West

9 November 2004 - Prof. Edhem Eldem & Prof. Selim Deringil
The Ideological Dimension of Hamidian Decorations

14 December 2004 - Prof. Edhem Eldem & Assist. Prof. Nadir Özbek Fund Medals

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