[MR] Ottoman Costume Lecture This Weekend

[cheryl merritt]

 Looks like a great lecture.

YIS,

Alessandra

From: The Textile Museum [mailto:info at textilemuseum.org] 
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:53 AM
Subject: Ottoman Costume Lecture This Weekend

 



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Costumes of the Ottoman Sultans
Sunday, October 30, 2 PM
The Textile Museum - 2320 S Street NW 

This Halloween weekend, explore the kind of costumes worn more than once a year-the lavish clothes of the Ottoman Sultans. Join Dr. Nurhan Atasoy as she describes the extraordinary costumes designed for and worn by the Ottoman court. Using examples from the Topkapi Palace Museum, she will describe changes in fashion and style over four centuries. 
Following the lecture, enjoy wine and light hors d’oeuvres. 
This lecture has been funded by The Textile Museum docents and 
The Turkish Cultural Foundation.
Fee: $20/members; $25/non-members. 
To register, call (202) 667-0441, ext. 64. 
Dr. Nurhan Atsoy is one of the world’s leading experts on Ottoman art and architecture and former Dean of the Faculty of Letters, Istanbul University. 
 








 
 





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