Orhan Pamuk says #5 "The museums I visited in my childhood were joyless places infused with the atmosphere of a government office."

"The museums I visited in my childhood were joyless places infused with the atmosphere of a government office."

[So says Orhan Pamuk in the latest issue of Newsweek Magazine]

"Nevertheless, we still knew exactly what we were supposed to feel: respect for that thing known as “national history”; fear of the power of the state; and a humility that overshadowed our own individualities."

[Check out the full article at Newsweek Magazine here.

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