Panel
October 25, 2024 / 11:00
In antiquity, just as today, people were constantly on the move for various reasons, whether in search of new opportunities, for trade, or for exploration. For these journeys to take place, reliable vehicles, safe roadsand safe harbors were essential infrastructure elements. Naturally, the durability of this infrastructure and the safety of the routes were key factors that determined the outcome of every journey.
In the panel, Prof. Dr. Ferit Baz (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University), Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Sami Öztürk (Marmara University), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Erten (Istanbul University) will discuss travel in Anatolia during the Roman period. They will address topics such as the types and dimensions of roads, road construction activities, the characteristics of vehicles, the safety of routes, the structures of harbors, and the travel guides, maps, and books that people could use during their journeys. Additionally, the panelists will also examine the Roman postal system, accounts of travel by ancient authors, tourism, certain routes in the regions of Bithynia, Phrygia, and Cappadocia, as well as epigraphic data related to the subject.
The event taking place at Pera Museum Auditorium is free of charge and does not require reservation. The event will be held in Turkish.
Temporary Exhibition
As the measurement of discovery became the substance of myths, weighing and measuring, beyond being mere physical actions, became an important means of self-expression to those captivated by the universe and what lay beyond the boundaries of knowledge.
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Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017. Through the biennial, we will be sharing detailed information about the artists and the artworks.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Pera Museum invites artist Benoît Hamet to reinterpret key pieces from its collections, casting a humourous eye over ‘historical’ events, both imagined and factual.
A firm believer in the idea that a collection needs to be upheld at least by four generations and comparing this continuity to a relay race, Nahit Kabakcı began creating the Huma Kabakcı Collection from the 1980s onwards. Today, the collection can be considered one of the most important and outstanding examples among the rare, consciously created, and long-lasting ones of its kind in Turkey.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
