Ottoman Gardens and Links
to the West
Combined program with the Saint Louis Art Museum

Art historians Walter Denny and Nurhan Atasoy present the rich tradition of gardens in Ottoman Turkish culture.

Open to the General Public.

Friday, May 16
3 to 4:30 p.m.
Monsanto Center
4500 Shaw Blvd
2 blocks west of the Garden

Renowned scholar Nurhan Atasoy has published more than 100 works on topics of Islamic and Turkish art. In this lecture, she will discuss the structure, elaborate embroideries and uses of Ottoman Imperial Tents held in the collections of the Istanbul Military Museum and the Topkapi Museum.

Open to the General Public.

Saturday, May 17
11 a.m.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Friends Room

photo by Jack Jennings

Turkish inscription over the entrance of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden, reading "The Benefactor awaits the reach of your memory within the Garden."