Philosophy at the Museum: Ottoman Art vs. Orientalist Fantasy
Tech & Startups
In person
Sunday 8 November 2026, 00:00 – 02:00 · New York, United States
Details
- Starts
- Sun 8 Nov 2026, 00:00
- Ends
- Sun 8 Nov 2026, 02:00
- Type
- In person
- Category
- Tech & Startups
- City
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Venue
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Address
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, United States
About this event
For centuries, Europe looked east and saw not the Ottoman Empire as it was, but as it wished to imagine it — a world of harems, sultans, and timeless splendor rendered in the sumptuous brushwork of painters like Gérôme and Delacroix. This tour holds those images up against the art the Ottomans actually made: courtly miniatures, calligraphy, and Iznik ceramics governed by an entirely different visual logic, one of pattern, narrative clarity, and devotional purpose.
Moving through the Met's collection, we'll ask what happens when two traditions — one representing, one being represented — occupy…
Hosted by New York Philosophical Society & Weiyang Gao
Moving through the Met's collection, we'll ask what happens when two traditions — one representing, one being represented — occupy…
Hosted by New York Philosophical Society & Weiyang Gao
Links and contact
- Website
- https://luma.com/k1dl7nkz
- Registration
- https://luma.com/k1dl7nkz
Source
- Imported from
- Luma
- Source city
- New York
- Original event
- Open source event https://luma.com/k1dl7nkz
