What was the Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre?

The Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre was a Turkish cultural organization and library established in Istanbul in 1997. Operating out of the former Ottoman Bank head office until 2010, it carried out extensive exhibitions, publications, and public programs. Its previous activities were later combined into SALT, a contemporary art institution.

What we know

• The Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre was founded in March 1997 by the Ottoman Bank in collaboration with the History Foundation. [2]
• The centre operated in the former Head Office of the Ottoman Bank in Istanbul from 1999 to 2010. [2]
• Its projects included 400 conferences, symposia, workshops, and exhibitions, alongside 70 publications and a bi-annual prize competition. [2]
• In 2011, the centre's activities were combined with other entities to form SALT, a Turkish contemporary art institution. [3]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat is SALT Research?
• what caused itHow did the Ottoman Bank develop?
• whereWhere was the financial centre of the late Ottoman Empire?
• a case in pointWhat kinds of cultural projects did the centre run?
• whenWhen was the research centre established?
• an unexpected connectionHow does an Istanbul research center link to a museum in Eindhoven?The Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre was absorbed into SALT, which became a member of L'Internationale alongside European museums like the Van Abbemuseum.

Sources

• [1]Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre (Wikidata Q7109925) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Salt Research · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Ottoman Bank · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Bankalar Caddesi · CC BY-SA 4.0

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