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Istanbul Modern Art Museum
 Istanbul Modern Art Museum (Turkish: Istanbul Modern Sanat Muzesi), usually just called Istanbul Modern, is a museum for contemporary art on the European side of Istanbul, inaugurated on December 11, 2004. The museum, located in a converted warehouse in Tophane Golden Horn
 The Golden Horn (Turkish: Halic) is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming a natural harbor. Beyoglu
 Beyoglu is a district located on the European side of Istanbul, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as Pera in the Middle Ages, and this name remained in common use until the early 20th century and the establishment o Karakoy
 Fransiz Sokagi(French Street)
 The street behind Galatasaray High School,in Galatasaray Square, known as Design Cities in Istanbul Modern Art Museum
 Modern Experiences
  Silent Rebellion in Istanbul Modern
  Held Together with Water*
 10 September 2008 – 11 January 2009 Istanbul Museum of Modern Art will present to viewers the exhibition "Held Together with Water", prepared with the co-operation of Gabriele Schor, the Director of the Verbund Collection, and Levent Calikoglu, Chief Curator of the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, on September 10th, Human Conditions
10 September 2008 – 25 January 2009  Curator: Engin Özendes Istanbul Museum of Modern Art opened a new photography exhibition titled "Human Conditions" that features photographs by Sitki Kosemen, and Ergun Turan and Sureyya Yilmaz Dernek at the Photography Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Engin Özendes. On one of the gallery walls, photographs taken by Er In Praise of Shadows
22 January 2009 - 6 May 2009  This exhibition will bring together key works by eight contemporary artists from seven different countries, and two master filmmakers from the first half of the 20th century. "In Praise of Shadows" will be displayed at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin from November 5, 2008 to January 4, 2009, and after the exhibition in Istanbul Modern, travel to the Benak Pureblood Reflections
In “Pureblood Reflections”, the new exhibition of the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Photography Gallery, Peter Muller Peter introduces the Yeguada de la Cartuja horses, present at the courts of Europe ever since the 12th century, with a brand new interpretation. Peter Muller Peter creates dramatic stories by taking photographs of this horse that has been depicted in the paintings of famous European artists, by again photographing it together with these paintings. At the exhibition, the Curator of which is Engin Özendes, together with 40 photographs, 6 others that are composed each as an installation in shootings and refle Museum of Classical Literature
This is more commonly known as the Galata Mevlevihanesi or Whirling Dervish Monastery. The whirling dervishes, a mystic Sufi sect that follow the teachings of Celaleddin Rumi (1207-73), were banned in the early days of the Republic, hence the alternative name for their Istanbul headquarters. Dervishes still perform their ritual dance (sema) for visitors on Sunday afternoons (check for details and book ahead). They also perform three evenings a week at an exhibition hall in Sirkeci railway station. Galip Dede Caddesi 15, TunelTel: (0212) 245 4141.Opening hours: Wed-Mon 09:30-17:00.Admission charge. Bosphorus Cruise
 The Bosphorus Strait defines Istanbul. The main street of modern trade and boundary between continents, this narrow waterway is today lined by small fishing villages that are increasingly being absorbed into an exploding metropolis. During this full-day cruise up the Bosphorus, we will explore the geography of this urban waterway and some of the hidden architectural and cultural treasures that lie along it. A full-day excursion on the Straits |