Turkey’s prominent contemporary artist Haluk Akakçe died on Monday, Oct 9. The 53-year-old artist, who had been treated for lung cancer for a while and remained in a coma for nine days, passed away this morning. In his post on his Instagram
This year once again Contemporary Istanbul will be held over four days from 28 September – 1 October, 2023. The main partner of Contemporary Istanbul is Akbank. The fair is held in the historic district of Tersane Istanbul, on the premises of
Seven artworks by Egon Schiele will be returned to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret performer who had owned the pieces. The works, most of them portraits of Schiele himself or his wife, were part of a massive art collection owned by
The two-volume “Topkapı Palace” book, which features all the details of Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace, has been introduced. Güller Karahüseyin, Head of the National Palaces Museology and Promotion Department, said that the book consists of 29 articles written by well-known names in the
Archaeologists obtain new findings every day in the ancient city of Konuralp, where archaeological excavations have been ongoing for four years with the support of Düzce Municipality. The head of a statue, found at the top of the theater and determined to
Tunceli Museum, the first and only museum where rituals, artefacts, information and documents belonging to the Alevism belief are exhibited, has been selected the “second best museum in Europe” in the European Museum Academy Luigi Micheletti Awards, to which 48 countries applied.
Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, dating back to Ottoman Empire, opens after 13-year restoration. The Hamam includes a new museum dedicated to the building’s unique history and the hammam ritual simultaneously. The venue hosts an exhibition titled Healing Ruins, showcasing 22 artists from Turkey and
Artist Genco Gülan’s “Restless Poseidon” sculpture, which draws attention to climate disasters and salutes the ancient Greek and Middle Eastern gods of disaster, began to be exhibited off the Büyükada ferry pier on September 10. The work, which attracted great interest from
Ergin İnan’s Amos series, which consists of drawings and manuscripts, meets with the audience at EArt Gallery, after his latest exhibition ‘Me, Myself, Ergin İnan’. İnan explores the impact of light and color in nature on humans in the Amos series. Through
For the first time, an exhibition will uncover the major contribution of Jewish designers in making London an iconic fashion city. Museum of London Docklands’s exhibition discovers the stories behind the Jewish fashion makers who became leaders in their industries, founded retail
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 19 announced it had transferred ownership of two antiquities to Yemen, but that the war-torn country had agreed to leave them in New York for safe-keeping. Both pieces are stone sculptures – a sandstone female
