Research Article

An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)

Volume: 1 Number: 25 May 31, 2022
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An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)

Abstract

The Ottoman elite functionalized museums beyond being a signifier of the modern empire over time, and museums’ role gradually ascended and diversified towards the late 19th century. The vein comprised of scholars such as Wendy Shaw and Zeynep Çelik, argues that Müze-i Hümâyun (the Ottoman Imperial Museum) had directly taken part in the image and identity politics of the Empire. To extend the borders of this argument, I would like to point out the educative and intellectual role of museums in Istanbul from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. In the light of archival documents, I suggest an examination of the aims of local visitors, and the circulation of objects. This examination will indicate that, when the focus shifts from the museum as an institution to adventures of the objects displayed, museums draw a more dynamic panorama as active participants in the education process and intellectual activities.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 31, 2022

Submission Date

March 11, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 9, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 1 Number: 25

APA
Karaca, M. (2022). An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, 1(25), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733
AMA
1.Karaca M. An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022;1(25):68-77. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733
Chicago
Karaca, Mertkan. 2022. “An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1 (25): 68-77. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733.
EndNote
Karaca M (May 1, 2022) An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1 25 68–77.
IEEE
[1]M. Karaca, “An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)”, MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, vol. 1, no. 25, pp. 68–77, May 2022, doi: 10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733.
ISNAD
Karaca, Mertkan. “An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler 1/25 (May 1, 2022): 68-77. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733.
JAMA
1.Karaca M. An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022;1:68–77.
MLA
Karaca, Mertkan. “An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915)”. MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler, vol. 1, no. 25, May 2022, pp. 68-77, doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733.
Vancouver
1.Mertkan Karaca. An Introductory Inquiry on Museums’ Educational Role in the Late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSGSÜ Sosyal Bilimler. 2022 May 1;1(25):68-77. doi:10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733