A gleaming piece of armor: This helmet was once worn by a high-ranking warrior in the Ottoman Empire; later, it found its way into the “Hall of Fame” at the Zeughaus via the collection of Prince Carl of Prussia.
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What does it reveal about the symbolism and craftsmanship of such armor—and what about the history and interests of the Berlin collections that later took pride in them?
With Deniz Erduman-Çalış, curator at the Museum of Islamic Art; Aaron Jochim, head of the Militaria Collection: Weapons – Armor – Military Equipment; and Helen Pfeifer, associate professor of Early Ottoman History at the University of Cambridge
Object in Focus
What stories do the objects in the exhibition “Objects. History. Stories. A Look at the Collection” tell—about themselves, their time, and our collection? On four dates, one of the objects will be brought into focus and its traces traced.
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Dates
July 2026
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