While we often think directly to the British Empire when we reflect on imperialist looting, other empires made noteworthy seizures of culturally significant art and artifacts too. Albeit lesser in ...

"Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art From the Khalili Collection," opening today at the Asian Art Museum, brings attention to a diverse multicultural civilization that produced its fair share of ...

The visual culture of the late Ottoman Empire reflected widespread and dramatic reforms. However, while political and social developments in this period have received much attention, the interaction ...

This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition examines the complex links between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire from 1400 to 1800 in artistic, culinary, diplomatic, economic, political, and ...

But when there is conflict, an exchange is inevitable — like when your car door dings someone else’s and a spot of paint transfers between the two. Such exchange is the locus of the Frist Art Museum’s ...

“Venice and the Ottoman Empire,” at the North Carolina Museum of Art, is a luxurious introduction to the complex, symbiotic relationship between two rival maritime empires. It’s an import-export tale ...

For over 300 years, the closely-guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tilework was lost, but its rediscovery has revived a key part of Turkey’s cultural heritage. Renowned for intricate ...

Meşher’s 'Art of Travel' brings together rare maps, travel books and artworks to explore how journeys to the Ottoman lands ...

The early 20th century was a period of upheaval and trauma for the Armenian people, encompassing the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the annexation of Armenia as a Soviet Republic, and most tragically ...