The Akbank Short Film Festival is celebrating its 21st edition this year, bringing cinema enthusiasts together from March 17 to 27. The festival is set to offer a rich program featuring 87 short films and 3 feature films, selected from 2,346 submissions
Chinese architect Liu Jiakun has been awarded the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious honor in the field. As the founder of Jiakun Architects (established in 1999), Liu is recognized for seamlessly integrating traditional Chinese elements with contemporary design while emphasizing
The details of the Grounded, curated by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa, were announced at a press conference held for the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, coordinated by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). The project featured
The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation has made its collections available online, offering broader access to art and cultural heritage. As part of this digital transformation, 2,510 works from the Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics, Orientalist Painting, and Anatolian Weights and Measures collections,
Christie’s inaugural Augmented Intelligence sale, its first auction dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence (AI)-generated art, exceeded expectations. Marking a milestone for a major auction house, the sale attracted a diverse audience, with nearly half of the participants from the millennial and Gen-Z
The Şakir Pasha Mansion, which left its mark on Büyükada’s cultural heritage, comes to life once again in a new exhibition at the Princes’ Islands Museum. The museum is hosting an exhibition focusing on the mansion of the Şakir Pasha Family, who
The independent digital art platform ArtRedCo is holding its first exhibition at Ark Kültür, curated by Beral Madra. Opening on March 6, the exhibition titled “Today, everything exists to end in a photograph” brings together 28 works by 22 artists, presenting a
CARPEL’s inaugural exhibition, “Chrysalis of Rebirth,” opens in London on March 8. Curated by Bengü Gün, the exhibition explores rebirth not merely as a rejection of the past but as an alchemical transformation that honors and integrates it. The London and Istanbul-based
A wide selection of works by Ramazan Can, who draws inspiration from nomadism and Shamanism in his productions, is being showcased at Germany’s Gustav-Lübcke and Villa Merkel museums. The exhibition features sculptures, neon works, paintings, and installations created using various techniques. Ramazan
The book Hammam, written by art historian Prof. Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, explores the rich tradition of Ottoman bath culture, starting with Mimar Sinan’s masterpiece, the Hürrem Sultan Bath. The book delves into the central role of baths in Ottoman social life and
