Museums and galleries are preparing for an exceptionally full December with newly opened and ongoing exhibitions, and these shows accompanying the final days of the year once again reveal the restorative and renewing hope of art.
Running, technology, and contemporary art converged on the streets of Istanbul.
Art Nouveau, which means “New Art,” became an artistic and architectural movement in Europe at the end of the 19th century.
The recent ban on feeding stray animals brings into question Istanbul’s centuries-old tradition of coexisting with animals—a culture shaped by mancacılar, charitable endowments, travelers’ notes, and a vocabulary of mercy that has refused to disappear.
Ahmet Doğu İpek’s recent works come together on both the international and local stage with the exhibition Iron Earth Copper Sky opening at Tate St Ives and with the artist monograph Sound of the Ground – Face of the Stone / Yerin
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture will take place in Istanbul on April 15, 2026, under the theme “Architecture is Transformation,” as part of World Architecture Day. Supported by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA), the award promotes a sustainable
Filmekimi 2025 highlights not only acclaimed titles returning from the world’s most prestigious festivals but also the latest works from celebrated auteurs such as Jafar Panahi, Jim Jarmusch, Richard Linklater, and the Dardenne Brothers.
Sevil Dolmacı Gallery is preparing to host a comprehensive retrospective exhibition bringing together the striking works of Peter Kogler, a pioneer of the digital age, spanning from the 1980s to the present day.
50 Artists, 50 Studios, published by Galeri Selvin, is a special publication that visits the studios of 50 significant figures of contemporary Turkish art. We spoke with Selvin Gafuroğlu about the creation of the book. In one of the historic neighborhoods of
“The Literary Map of Istanbul” is a unique journey that reveals the city's literary memory layer by layer by following in the footsteps of writers. Inspired by literary guides in Paris, Bahriye Çeri brings Istanbul's forgotten streets, ruined mansions, and silent gardens
Faik Şenol’s visual archive is now preserved by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Kültür AŞ.
Since 2019, İBB Kültür and İBB Miras have hosted 271 exhibitions across 41 venues, with the contribution of 195 curators and nearly 2,000 artists, reaching almost 8 million visitors.