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Ottoman Empire Hammam becomes a museum

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

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Memory Museum for Historical Justice

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

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Peter Zumthor’s Revised LACMA Design is Approved

Peter Zumthor has gained approval for a paired-back design for the LACMA expansion in Los Angeles. The proposal for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was part of a final environmental impact report submitted for the $650-million project. Undergoing a series

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Carthage Museum Wins Award for Architecture

Bez+Kock Architekten and Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur have won the competition for the Requalification of the Acropole of Byrsa and Rehabilitation of the National Museum of Carthage in Tunis project. An international jury, led by Alberto Veiga of Barozzi Veiga in Barcelona, has awarded

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Museum Receives Most Extensive Collection Donation

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

New Exhibition at OMM: “Under Two Suns”

OMM – Odunpazarı Modern Museum kicks off the new art season with a selection of works from the Erol Tabanca Collection. Exploring mythological and speculative horizons opened up by the prospect of two suns in the sky, “Under Two Suns” offers a

The Burrell Collection Wins Prestigious Award

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award, the largest museum prize in the world, earning the institution a £120,000 prize, according to Museumnext.com. The Glasgow-based venue triumphed over stiff competition, such as London’s

Troy Museum Aims to Attract 1 Million Visitors

While museums are developing and stating new plans for next year, Turkey’s Troy Museum, where artifacts from the 5,600-year-old Troy Ruins are displayed, announced the museum is to host 800,000 local and foreign tourists until the end of the year, and it aims