Today, Istanbul's art world is in shock over the news that works of art from the collection of the recently closed Santralistanbul Museum of Contemporary Art were set to hit the auction block in an ...

The museums I visited in my childhood—not just in Istanbul but even in Paris, where I first went in 1959—were joyless places infused with the atmosphere of a government office. In keeping with their ...

Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, the building boasts a footprint of 110,000 square feet, with dedicated space for temporary and permanent exhibitions, educational programs ...

The cultural capital of Türkiye is well-known for its historical museums and architecture—but Istanbul also has an incredible number of art museums to explore. The city boasts art museums that range ...

Renowned Italian starchitect Renzo Piano's firm recently completed a new energy efficient museum on the waterfront in Istanbul, Turkey. The building features a complex structural system that mitigates ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally reconverted Istanbul's sixth-century iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open to Muslim worship, hours after a high court ...

Inside a stunning waterfront structure by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Istanbul Modern is the city's most important hub for contemporary art with its permanent and temporary exhibitions. The ...

A tourist visits the Istanbul Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 17, 2024. The Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Türkiye was established in the 19th century and is one of the world's most ...

This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2024 shows a scene of the cat museum in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Istanbul cat museum in Türkiye, established in January of 2022, is located in the city center of the ...

Seraffettin was at home under coronavirus ­lockdown on May 29 when a Muslim cleric recited Quranic verses atop a carpeted dais inside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum. But the imam’s reading, to mark ...