SALT (institution)

This article is about SALT, a cultural institution in Istanbul. For the SALT treaty, see Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
SALT
Established 2011
Location SALT Beyoğlu
Istiklal Cd. No:136
Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Turkey
SALT Galata
Bankalar Cd. No:11
Karaköy, Istanbul
Turkey
Founder Garanti Bank
Website saltonline.org

SALT[1] was founded in Istanbul in April 2011 as a not-for-profit cultural institution. SALT conducts interdisciplinary research projects, and hosts public programs such as exhibitions, talks, film screenings, lectures, performances, and workshops.

SALT is a member of L’Internationale[2] — a confederation of European museums which aims towards a shared use of collections and archives. Far from championing a hierarchical and centralized internationalism, L’Internationale consists of a constellation of cultural agents that are locally rooted and globally connected. It proposes a space for art within a non-hierarchical and decentralised internationalism, based on the values of difference and horizontal exchange.

History

SALT was founded with the support of Garanti Bank after the restructuring of Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Center, and Garanti Gallery as a single, autonomous institution. SALT fosters an innovative and experimental intellectual climate in order to spark learning and discussions around critical and timely cultural matters.

Buildings

SALT programs are run with an integrated approach at SALT Beyoğlu and SALT Galata in Istanbul, and at SALT Ulus in Ankara. The buildings of SALT Beyoğlu and SALT Galata have been re-purposed from their former use by Mimarlar Tasarım/Han Tümertekin.

SALT Beyoğlu opened on April 9, 2011, with an exhibition area of 1130 m2, spaces for social interaction, and a garden on the fourth floor. The history of the building on İstiklal Avenue dates back to 1850s-1860s. During that period it was known as “Siniossoglou Apartment,” with the ground floor hosting various commercial activities, while the upper floors were for residential use. When the population of Beyoğlu dropped in the 1950s, residential activity in the building came to an end, and commercial, political, and cultural programs took over.

SALT Galata opened on November 22, 2011, on Bankalar Caddesi. The building was originally designed as the headquarters of the Ottoman Bank by Aléxandre Vallaury. Today, it hosts SALT Research (a comprehensive library with substantial archival holdings) and the Ottoman Bank Museum,[3] as well as spaces for workshops, exhibitions, and conferences.

SALT Ulus, which opened on April 3, 2013, is an annex to the former Ottoman Bank facing Gençlik Park, which is a renowned landscape project of the Republican era. The main building, now a branch of Garanti Bank, was designed by Istanbul-based Levantine architect Giulio Mongeri, and dates back to 1926.

SALT Research

The library and archival collections of SALT Research[4] focus on art, architecture, urbanism, and social and economic histories. Its physical and digital holdings are available for public use.

SALT Research Funds

SALT Research Funds were established by SALT in 2013 with the objective of supporting experimental thinking, research, and analysis of societal changes and developments from multiple critical vantage points. Since then, SALT has granted an annual sum of 60,000 TL to six projects investigating built environment, modernity, memory politics, and forgotten histories.

SALT EPUB Platform

SALT e-publications[5] can be read in PDF or EPUB formats, transferred to mobile devices, or printed if desired.

Exhibitions

Architectural drawing of the "İstanbul Opera House".[6] exhibited at The Performance of Modernity: ATATÜRK KÜLTÜR MERKEZİ, 1946-1977 (September 21, 2012-January 6, 2013; SALT Galata)

SALT has organized the following exhibitions since April 2011:

References

  1. ↑ "SALT - SALT". saltonline.org.
  2. ↑ "L’internationale". internationaleonline.org.
  3. ↑ "Ottoman Bank Museum - SALT". saltonline.org.
  4. ↑ "Login". saltresearch.org.
  5. ↑ "SALT - SALT". saltonline.org.
  6. ↑ "PDS SSO". archives.saltresearch.org.

External link

Media related to Photographs by SALTOnline at Wikimedia Commons

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