The first modern and contemporary art museum in Turkey is called Istanbul Modern. The museum offers a wide range of interdisciplinary events as part of its mission to introduce the local and global art communities to Turkey’s artistic innovation and cultural identity. It is located in the Galata Port area and houses a great restaurant with a fabulous Istanbul view. If you are an art fan, it is a great place to visit, and great for kids!

Managed with an approach quite different from the conventional concept of museum and museum-management, Istanbul Modern is a must see art center. It is as “modern” as its name. Located in the Warehouse 4 belonging to Maritime Enterprises in Karaköy, Istanbul Museum of Modern Arts aims at reaching a wide section of the society with its dynamic and varied ambience, which educates and endears modern art to visitors, as well as shaping the artistic agenda.

Opened on December 11, 2004, Istanbul Modern is the first private museum in Turkey dedicated to contemporary and modern art. In fact, its origin goes back to the 1st International Contemporary Arts Exhibition, which has become the International Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul Modern was first conceived of twenty years ago by Dr. Nejat Eczacıbaşı, who founded Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts (IKSV) and who was impressed by the dynamism the biennial brought to the artistic environment of Istanbul. In a nutshell, rather than continuing the classical concept of museums and museum-management, it was founded to advance artistic production, creativity, education in arts- building an international bridge among cultures, and approaching museum management with a fresh understanding as “a center of education and culture”.Hosting important exhibitions such as “Who Are You? Ahmet Polat”, “Fikret Mualla Retrospective”, “In the Light of the Republic: Photographs by Otmar Pferschy”, and “Turkey Through the Magnum Photographs”, Istanbul Modern was visited by 17,500 people in its first week and has been visited by more than one million up to the present.

Space And Tranquility

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