Art Basel Miami hosts 277 international galleries this December, with 25 newcomers joining an outstanding line-up of veteran exhibitors, two-thirds of which hail from North and Latin America. The fair, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, will take place at the Miami
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) interrupted the opening night revival of Tannhäuser, an 1845 German opera by Richard Wagner at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on November 30. The activists aimed to draw attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources.
Emerging artists and big names in contemporary art will both feature as Frieze London, one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious contemporary art fairs, opened to the public yesterday. Now in its 20th year, the fair has grown in profile and
Researchers have found 2,000-year-old bronze coins during excavations in the ancient city of Alexandria Troas, a 2,400-year-old port city in the northwestern province of Çanakkale. “These coins date back to the end of the 1st century B.C. and the first quarter of
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey unearthed remnants of cosmetic products, including jewellery items and makeup materials. The uncovered artefacts were used by Roman women more than 2,000 years ago. Gökhan Coşkun, archaeologist at Dumlupinar University and ] head
With the initiatives of Türkiye’s Prague Ambassador Egemen Bağış, legendary Turkish poet Nazım Hikmet’s life and photographs, taken in 1956 in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia at the time, and found in the Prague National Theater archives, have been made into a
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO), Borusan Quartet, and Borusan Music House are gearing up to bring music enthusiasts together with a series of concerts featuring all genres of music in the upcoming season. During a press conference at the Borusan Sanat
Depo presents The Past is Present by the Memory Museum for Historical Justice, Turkey’s first digital museum and human rights archive. The Past is Present is the most comprehensive exhibition on the 1980 Coup d’État to date. The exhibition, whose name references
The Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum (IRHM), which is Turkey’s largest, and first museum dedicated to plastic arts, has recently received the most extensive collection donation in its history. Lale-Cengiz Akıncı donated their extensive collection to the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum
The 7th annual Nilüfer Music Festival, which was planned to take place from September 1-3 in Balat Forest and organized by Bursa Nilüfer Municipality, has been canceled. This decision was made due to a ban on accommodation and alcohol sales imposed by
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