Parallel Collections of Weapons and Antiquities

During the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman museum developed out of the collections in the House of Weapons, renamed the Military Storehouse (Harbiye Anbar1) in 1839. Thus the collections remained on the grounds of the Topkap1 Palace; all but one would remain there until the end of the empire. T...

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Published in:Possessors and Possessed p. 45
Main Author: Shaw, Wendy
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: United States University of California Press 13.05.2003
Edition:1
Subjects:
Ancient Greece
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Applied sciences
Archaeology
Area / regional studies
Art museums
Asian history
Asian studies
Behavioral sciences
Biblical archaeology
Business
Business administration
Classical antiquity
Collection acquisitions
Collection management
Corporate communications
Cultural anthropology
Cultural institutions
Entertainment
Ethnography
Ethnology
European history
European studies
Exhibitions
External corporate communications
Information science
Leisure studies
Library management
Library science
Mannequins
Marketing
Merchandising
Museum exhibits
Museums
Museums & museology
Ottoman Empire
Product displays
Recreation
Social sciences
Technology
Weapons
Western Asian history
ISBN:0520233352, 9780520233355
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Summary:During the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman museum developed out of the collections in the House of Weapons, renamed the Military Storehouse (Harbiye Anbar1) in 1839. Thus the collections remained on the grounds of the Topkap1 Palace; all but one would remain there until the end of the empire. This location played an important role in emphasizing the imperial nature of the collections, their relation to the state, and their potential audiences. The importance of the museum’s location came not so much from the immediacy of the royal family but from its proximity to the empire’s administrative offices. In 1853
ISBN:0520233352
9780520233355