{"id":37082,"date":"2011-07-04T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T09:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=37082"},"modified":"2014-01-06T10:01:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T08:01:04","slug":"in-istanbul-greek-history-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2011\/07\/04\/in-istanbul-greek-history-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"In Istanbul, Greek History on Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In Istanbul, Greek History on Display<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By SUSANNE FOWLER<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37084\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37084\" title=\"03globe-istanbul-greek-blog480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/03globe-istanbul-greek-blog480.jpg\" alt=\"Items from the Sak\u0131p Sabanc\u0131 Museum show in Istanbul.\" width=\"480\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/03globe-istanbul-greek-blog480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/03globe-istanbul-greek-blog480-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Items from the Sak\u0131p Sabanc\u0131 Museum show in Istanbul.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a rare display of cross-cultural cooperation between countries with a history of enmity, a new exhibition in Istanbul features antiquities from Greece, including marble figurines, clay tankards, weapons, cooking utensils, jewelry and ancient idols.<\/p>\n<p>At the Sakip Sabanci Museum in the Emirgan neighborhood, the exhibition \u2018\u2018Across the Cyclades and Western Anatolia During the 3rd Millennium B.C.,\u2019\u2019 runs through Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p>With about 340 pieces on display, curators said the show represents the first official cooperation between museums from Turkey and Greece, and is the first time that artifacts from museums like the National Archaeological Museum of Athens will be displayed next to Anatolian objects from Turkish museums.<\/p>\n<p>Nazan Olcer, the director of the Sabanci Museum and a curator of the show, said in a statement that \u201cwe want this to be an event which will overcome the residual prejudices of past years and be an invitation to share our pride in this past.\u201d The other curator, Nicholas Stampolidis of the Athens Museum of Cycladic Art, said the exhibit offered visitors \u201cthe best of what scientific archaeological research has produced in the last hundred years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include a replica of a 45-foot long wooden ship that once plied the Aegean Sea, excavated from the shores of Western Turkey; notably, the original ship was built without glue or nails.<\/p>\n<p>via In Istanbul, Greek History on Display &#8211; NYTimes.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Istanbul, Greek History on Display By SUSANNE FOWLER &nbsp; In a rare display of cross-cultural cooperation between countries with a history of enmity, a new exhibition in Istanbul features antiquities from Greece, including marble figurines, clay tankards, weapons, cooking utensils, jewelry and ancient idols. 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