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Art & Culture
Art galleries, exhibitions and reviews of the best art in Istanbul
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Istanbul's must-see museums
Hagia Sophia Museum
The Hagia Sophia is among Istanbul's most popular and iconic historic sites – and for good reason: its massive, transcendent interior is breathtaking and can...
Topkapı Palace Museum
Among the gems of the historic peninsula, the Topkapı Palace looms over the point where the Golden Horn and Marmara Sea meet. The palace was the primary...
Pera Museum
Established in 2005, the Pera Museum takes its name from the original name for the Beyoğlu district and is housed in a handsome 19th century building. Known...
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Set in the palatial Bosphorus mansion and former home of the late business tycoon Sakıp Sabancı, the Sakıp Sabancı Museum is one of the major privately owned...
The best art galleries in Istanbul
SALT Galata
SALT Galata
Designed in 1892 by the Frenchborn Levantine architect Alexandre Vallaury for Bank-ı Osmanî Şahane, the SALT Galata building is one of the most handsome...
Pilevneli Mecidiyeköy
Pilevneli Mecidiyeköy
In 2017, Murat Pilevneli opened his eponymous gallery in Dolapdere, a blue-collar neighbourhood which had very little to do with art until the opening of...
Dirimart Dolapdere
Dirimart Dolapdere
Dirimart first opened in its Nişantaşı location in 2002 with an exhibit organized by Komet in which 55 artists participated. Since then, Dirimart has regularly...
Ara Güler Musuem
Ara Güler Musuem
Having just opened in Bomontiada, the Ara Güler Museum features the iconic work of legendary Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler, known as the 'eye of...
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