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It's incredible, but some ten years ago there was a real cultural "drought" in a multi-million-dollar Istanbul, formally the largest city in Europe . Today Istanbul is considered the fashionable cultural capital of the world, and in those years interest in contemporary art only aroused .The opening of the museum dedicated to the art of the last decades was a real breath of fresh air and initiated the mass construction of private museums and art galleries with unique collections . The new museum harmoniously blended into the cultural space of Istanbul and became a center of attraction for the intellectual and creative public . He regularly becomes a platform for the Istanbul Biennale of Contemporary Art, where artists and invited guests meet to share their views and experiences . Kro In addition, museums hold various festivals and interesting temporary exhibitions .

The Museum of Modern Art harmoniously blends into the cultural space of Istanbul and has become a center of attraction for the intellectual and creative community.

Museum exposition

The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art occupies a two-story building of the former port warehouse. On the ground floor there is a cinema, in which modern author's cinema, a public library with a selection of books on contemporary art of different countries and exhibition halls intended for temporary exhibitions and other cultural events are displayed

The second floor is devoted to contemporary art of Turkey. In the spacious halls in the chronological order exhibited works of artists, they illustrate the main milestones of the development of Turkish art in the context of historical events, from the moment of its inception to our time.

All works are accompanied by explanatory plates containing brief information about the author and the title of the work

Photogallery represents its own collection of bright works of Turkish artists, as well as photographs of photographers from other countries. An exhibition of sculpture works in the inner courtyard of the museum

Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

Useful Information

Address: Karakoy, Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. Liman Isletmeleri Sahası Antrepo, No. 4.

Phone: +90 (212) 334-73-00.

The museum is located behind the mosque Nusretiye, you can reach it by bus or tram (stop "Tophane")

Work time: Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursday: 10:00 - 20:00, Monday: closed. The museum does not work only on January 1 and on the first day of religious holidays.

Entrance: 17 TRL, for students and people over 65: 9 TRL, for visitors with disabilities, children under 12 years of age and holders of ICOM and CIMAM cards free admission . For groups of 10 people: 14 TRL. On Thursdays the entrance is free for the residents of Turkey. Visit to the cinema: 9 TRL

For paid parking, cost of services is from 5 TRL

On the ground floor of the museum you can take pictures (without a flash and a tripod), video shooting is not allowed.

The museum has a panoramic restaurant with a spacious terrace from where you can admire the Istanbul views. His working hours: Monday - Sunday: 10:00 - 00:00.


All prices are for November 2014