The nascent interest in archaeology in the late Ottoman Empire is one that will be familiar to those who have seen the Pera Museum’s recent exhibit entitled Osman Hamdi Bey and the Americans. Now, SALT’s newly opened space in Galata features an exhibit entitled Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753 – 1914, organized by Zainab Bahrani, Zeynep Çelik, and Edhem Eldem. On display in this exhibit will be documents, books, photographs, and maps by both Western and Ottoman explorers, as well as archaeological findings from numerous parts of the former Ottoman Empire: Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. The support structure for the exhibit is by architect Celine Condorelli (with graphic design by Aslı Altay), and it contains additional installations by artists Mark Dion and Michael Rakowitz.

When: November 22 – March 11

How much: Free