August offers art lovers a calm yet vibrant space for discovery, with exhibitions across museums and galleries still in full swing. ArtDog Istanbul editors have compiled a selection of must-see shows to catch during the final days of summer.
The Akbank Jazz Festival, which has left its mark on the city's musical memory for 35 years, will bring together music lovers with more than 200 artists between September 27 and October 12.
Taking place between September 19 and 27, 2025, the Istanbul Fringe Festival brings together alternative voices in dance, theater, and performance.
Archaeologists working in the ancient city of Laodicea in southwestern Türkiye have uncovered a 2,000-year-old assembly hall believed to have served as the political and administrative heart of the city during Roman times.
A rare statue of the goddess Hestia, revered in antiquity as the protector of homes and cities, has been unveiled to the public for the first time at the newly opened Manisa Museum in Türkiye.
The Türkiye İş Bankası Painting and Sculpture Museum is hosting Summer Conferences throughout the summer, exploring art history through different periods and approaches.
Salt brings together Sadık Karamustafa's intellectual and visual world through e-publication and archival work.
Scorpios has announced an all-female lineup for the 2025 Encounters art program's “Ever After” edition. The program, which will take place at coastal locations in Mykonos and Bodrum, will feature four artists presenting installations, live performances, and digital artworks.
Focusing on Bob Dylan's protest-filled folk years, “How Many Roads” will be on display at the NYU Gallatin Gallery from August 25 to October 15.
Located in eastern Cyprus, Maraş (Greek: Varosha), which is part of Gazimağusa, was a resort town that gained fame as the “Las Vegas of the Mediterranean” throughout the 1960s and 1970s, hosting the world's jet set.
Erbil Arkın first saw Rodin's The Kiss in 1966 when he was just 16 years old and, as he describes, he was instantly captivated. Years later, in 2004, he purchased his first Rodin sculpture, The Head of Lust, at a Sotheby’s auction.
Stolen from a Belluno museum in 1973, Antonio Solario’s Madonna and Child has resurfaced decades later in a British manor.