The 20th century brought rapid, drastic shifts in beauty ideals, reflected in art and popular culture alike. After 1900, as women’s social roles began to change, so did the preferred image of their bodies.
Two climate activists in Spain defaced a Christopher Columbus painting with red paint during National Day celebrations at the Maritime Museum in Madrid, aiming to draw attention to “colonialism and ecological exploitation.”
The exhibition “Pride and Keepsake: Sadberk Hanım Museum Oğuz Aydemir Handkerchief Collection” reveals the cultural and historical traces of handkerchiefs, which are personal memory objects.
From ancient mythologies to modern narratives, many powerful women have been “demonized” by society’s fears and prejudices. In myths, women are often either “sacred mother” or the “destructive witch”.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has closed indefinitely following the federal government shutdown, suspending all exhibitions and programs.
The ENCC’s (European Network of Cultural Centres) Incubator Program, which brings together cultural institutions from 37 European countries, is being held in Turkey for the first time, hosted by Sanatatak.
:mentalKLINIK's exhibition “Lunatic Poets,” the product of a four-year creative process, is a comprehensive performance filled with sculptures, spatial installations, and robotic works that simultaneously bring together digital and physical dimensions.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, announced today by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
The installation “Silivri. Prison of Thought,” which resembles a cell in Silivri Prison, consists of a transparent design of a prison cell.
Milan’s Brera Art Gallery is celebrating Giorgio Armani’s 50-year fashion legacy by exhibiting his timeless designs alongside masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Bellini.
İş Sanat is opening its 26th season with a concert by Pablo Ferrández & Tekfen Philharmonic.
At Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Operation Night Watch uncovers the surprising origin of the dog in The Night Watch.
Nilbar Güreş will represent Türkiye at the 2026 Venice Biennale Pavilion, contributing a poetic and critical voice to the theme “In Minor Keys.”

