Gallery Talk: Dress and Depiction—Dutch Drawings of Ottoman Men

This event does not require registration; see further details below.

Costumes were ethnic, religious, and social markers in the early modern world. Costume books, travelogues, and textiles circulated widely in Europe, provoking ideas about the lifestyles and customs of people in distant and foreign lands. Join Khushi Choudhary, graduate student at Harvard Divinity School, to discover the role that costumes played in forming identities in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.

This talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 (May 18–August 18, 2024).

Led by:
Khushi Choudhary, Graduate Student Teacher, Division of Academic and Public Programs, Harvard Art Museums

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

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Support for Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750 is provided by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund and the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

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