Port of Galata

Port City Talks. Istanbul. Antwerp

Europalia

Curator / Murat Tabanlıoğlu

For centuries Galata was one of Istanbul’s most important ports. It was the city of Levantines, the city of adventurous traders and bankers… It was the colony for which Genoa and Venice constantly went into battle. This changed over the years, first, Galata became an industrial site and an later a storage area. It has now become a cultural intersection. This installation uncovers memories about the port at Galata and tells a story spanning several centuries.