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Venice and the Ottoman Empire



September 28, 2024–January 5, 2025



East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery



This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition explores the relationship between two global superpowers, the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire, over four centuries (circa 1400–1800).



Through a rich body of works reflecting both Venetian and Ottoman origins, Venice and the Ottoman Empire documents interactions between the two rival Mediterranean states across multiple cultural arenas—political, diplomatic, economic, artistic, technological, and culinary.



The Venetian loans are joined by a trove of recently salvaged objects from a major Adriatic shipwreck, the large Venetian merchant ship Gagliana Grossa that sank while traveling from Venice to Istanbul in 1583. These spectacular items have never been exhibited outside Croatia, where the wreck is located.



Featuring more than 190 works in a broad range of media, the exhibition draws from the vast collections of Venice’s storied civic museums, including the Museo Correr, Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Mocenigo, and Museo Fortuny, as well as the NCMA’s own extensive holdings of Venetian art. Highlights include paintings by Jacobello del Fiore, Vittore Carpaccio, and Gentile Bellini and luxury Venetian and Ottoman goods including textiles, ceramics, metalwork objects, glassware, armor, books, and leatherware.

  • About

    Venice and the Ottoman Empire

    September 28, 2024–January 5, 2025

    East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery

    This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition explores the relationship between two global superpowers, the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire, over four centuries (circa 1400–1800).

    Through a rich body of works reflecting both Venetian and Ottoman origins, Venice and the Ottoman Empire documents interactions between the two rival Mediterranean states across multiple cultural arenas—political, diplomatic, economic, artistic, technological, and culinary.

    The Venetian loans are joined by a trove of recently salvaged objects from a major Adriatic shipwreck, the large Venetian merchant ship Gagliana Grossa that sank while traveling from Venice to Istanbul in 1583. These spectacular items have never been exhibited outside Croatia, where the wreck is located.

    Featuring more than 190 works in a broad range of media, the exhibition draws from the vast collections of Venice’s storied civic museums, including the Museo Correr, Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Mocenigo, and Museo Fortuny, as well as the NCMA’s own extensive holdings of Venetian art. Highlights include paintings by Jacobello del Fiore, Vittore Carpaccio, and Gentile Bellini and luxury Venetian and Ottoman goods including textiles, ceramics, metalwork objects, glassware, armor, books, and leatherware.

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