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400 years Netherlands-Turkey in the Amsterdam Museum

Viewing art on interactive screens

The Amsterdam Museum presents The Chamber of Levant Trade, an exhibition on the relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. There have been ties between these two countries since the time the Netherlands was still the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and Turkey was known as the Ottoman Empire. Since 400 years ago there have been close relations in terms of trade and diplomacy. People, art and fashion, from then and now, are presented in the exhibition. The exhibit was opened on 17 april 2012 by Queen Beatrix, Prins Willem-Alexander, Princes Maxima and the Turkish president Güll and his wife.

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Bezoekers bekijken de collectie op de schermen. - Bezoekers bekijken de themanavigatie 400 jaar Nederland-Turkije op de schermen tijdens de tentoonstelling 'De kamer van de Levantse handel' in het Amsterdam Museum. Nienke Fonk

Bezoekers bekijken de collectie op de schermen.
Bezoekers bekijken de collectie op de schermen. - Bezoekers bekijken de themanavigatie 400 jaar Nederland-Turkije op de schermen tijdens de tentoonstelling 'De kamer van de Levantse handel' in het Amsterdam Museum.

In honor of the 400th anniversary of the Netherlands-Turkey, the Amsterdam Museum added a special theme navigation to its website hart.amsterdammuseum.nl. Here you can find information on artists, exhibitions and events. There is also a special NLTR400-blog with the latest news on this event.

In De Kamer vol Ottomanen, one of the rooms dedicated to the exhibit, there are several touch-screens visitors can use to digitally view the collection of the exhibit. The screens show part of the theme navigation of 400 years Netherlands-Turkey on hart.amsterdammuseum.nl. Hart Amsterdam Museum is one of the websites Mediamatic built for the Amsterdam Museum. You can browse through the collection and find additional information on the exhibited artworks on the screens.

De schermen in de zaal vol Ottomanen in het Amsterdam Museum
De schermen in de zaal vol Ottomanen in het Amsterdam Museum - De schermen waarop de themanavigatie 400 jaar Nederland-Turkije te zien is.

You can visit the exhibition The Chamber of the Levant Trade and the interactive screens until August 26 in the Amsterdam Museum.

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De schermen in de zaal vol Ottomanen in het Amsterdam Museum - De schermen waarop de themanavigatie 400 jaar Nederland-Turkije te zien is. Nienke Fonk