BBCNEWS Inside July 5, 2024
of cultural exchange between east and west. i'm starting at the pera museum, once an exclusive hotel in the heart of istanbul's diplomatic district. i can't think of anywhere else quite like it, a unique, privately run museum, with a collection exploring the relationship between east and west — a centuries—long exchange that culminated in a controversial art movement known as orientalism. i'm here, though, to find out how people in turkey feel about orientalism today. for art historians, orientalism is quite a specific concept that draws upon the argument of this very famous book...