CULTURE /
EXHIBITION
Londoners have
just two days to see a unique exhibition about life on the front line, as told
by prisoners of war (PoW) from both sides that were captured during the Dardanelles campaign a century ago. Part of the Yunus
Emre Institute’s 100 Years of Peace theme, it features correspondence from soldiers which
had been approved by their captors’ censors.
The
exhibition's title, Passed by Censor, is from wording on the stamp that sealed
letters and envelopes from PoWs confirming that an item had been seen and
censored by an official. Alongside letters, postcards, and original photographs,
there are also archived documents selected from the private collection of Kemal
Giray, a renowned World War I historian.
One the most devastating events in
world history, this human perspective includes demands by English prisoners for
hockey balls, a poster announcing a theatre performance by Ottoman PoWs, a
photograph showing an Ottoman PoW arm-in-arm with his Austrian friend following
their escape from a camp, various sports activities inside camps, and an escape
plan sent to a PoW hidden in bananas.
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| 'Passed by Censor' display at the Houses of Parliament earlier this month. Photo: Yunus Emre Institute |
Passed by Censor was first shown at the Houses of Parliament.
Hosted by Enfield Southgate MP David Burrowes, among the attendees at the
opening ceremony on Monday 13th July 2015 were the Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP,
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Zac
Goldsmith MP.
Run extended until : Friday 14 August 2015
Centre opening times: Monday – Friday: 10:30– 20:00, Saturday:
10:30– 18:00, closed Sunday.
Venue address: Yunus Emre Institute, 10
Maple Street , London W1T
5HA
Admission: Free
More info: Telephone: 0207 387 3036 / Email: londra@yee.org.tr
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