What Does a Visitor Mean to an Archive?
Archives are primarily places where important documents are held, but they are also spaces where archivists and researchers can exchange information. For example, the research topics and questions to the archivists also mean that they become better acquainted with their own archives. In our case, at the Istanbul Department of the DAI, one such visitor was Hannelore Brucker; she came from the USA and visited us just after the pandemic. We are pleased to share her story with you here. Read More
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Opening Hours
Our library can be accessed from Monday to Friday (9:00 – 15:45, entry until 12:00 on Fridays).
Contact: bibliothek.istanbul@dainst.de
Opening Hours
Our archives can be accessed and consulted by appointment on Monday (09:00 – 16:00) and Tuesday (09:00-12:00).
Limitations may among other things result from waiting periods, severe damage, or unfinished inventorying. Requests for using the excavation archives must be addressed to the respective excavation leaders.
Contact (Archives): archiv.istanbul@dainst.de
Contact (Photo Archive): fotothek.istanbul@dainst.de