Turkish scholar to interpret

A renowned expert on Turkish art and culture will explore the significance of imperial tents during the Ottoman Empire on Thursday, April 24.

The occasion is the annual Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture, presented by the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Speaker Nurhan Atasoy, professor emerita at Istanbul University, will discuss “Imperial Ottoman Tents: Mobile Palaces.” Her lecture will draw upon her pioneering research on the weave, construction, embellishment and spatial configuration of the tents, and their cultural and symbolic meanings.

The lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. in L160 Elvehjem Museum of Art. A reception will follow in the Pyle Center’s Lee Lounge. Both lecture and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kirsten Lombard, 262-1162.