Exploring 1960s Queer Istanbul through the eyes of Maryam Şahinyan

Students delve into Turkey’s first known female photographer Maryam Şahinyan’s newly discovered archive at Tayfun Serttaş’s Salt Galata exhibition. Intermediate Turkish II Source: https://saltonline.org/en/90/foto-galatasaray…Continue Reading Exploring 1960s Queer Istanbul through the eyes of Maryam Şahinyan

Satire: A typical day in the life of an Orientalist Painter in 17th century Istanbul

Students visit the Pera Museum’s digital Orientalist Paintings collection and write a short satire about an ordinary day in the life of an orientalist painter in the 17th century Istanbul. Source: https://www.peramuzesi.org.tr/koleksiyon/oryantalist-resim-koleksiyonu/1 Bu sabah uyandım ve Pera sırtlarındaki odamdan muhteşem Haliç manzarasına baktım. Hava çok güzeldi. İstanbul’un en uzak tepelerini görebiliyordum. Bugün manzara resmi yapmak…Continue Reading Satire: A typical day in the life of an Orientalist Painter in 17th century Istanbul