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Benaki Museum
1 Koumbari St. & Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens
Organisers
Ilay Romain Ors (PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University), Catherine Boura (PhD in History, King’s College, University of London), Elias Kolovos (Research Director, Institute of Historical Research, NHRF), Anne McCabe (Research Associate, Center for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford).
Monday, March 02, 2026
Archaeology, Museums, and Photography in the Late Ottoman Empire: Osman Hamdi Bey and Theodore Macridy Bey
The discussion (in English) will feature Bahattin Öztuncay (Curator of the Vehbi Koç Collection) and Giorgis Manginis (Scientific Director of the Benaki Museum), moderated by Anne McCabe (Research Associate, Center for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford).
19:00 | Benaki Museum (1 Koumbari St. & Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens)
Muhabbet is an initiative aiming at bringing together scholars, students, and people interested in the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean. We wish to hold discussions about our common legacies in an informal and friendly environment, like that of the coffeehouses, which originated in the Ottoman East Mediterranean, where people used to come together to develop amicable conversations called muhabbet.
The initiative is endorsed by the Demos Center, the Institute of Hellenic Culture and Liberal Arts, ACG; the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
19:00
Benaki Museum
1 Koumbari St. & Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens
Organisers
Ilay Romain Ors (PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University), Catherine Boura (PhD in History, King’s College, University of London), Elias Kolovos (Research Director, Institute of Historical Research, NHRF), Anne McCabe (Research Associate, Center for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford).
Main page image: https://www.acg.edu/events/muhabbet-east-mediterranean-conversations/