Istanbul Modern / Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Modern / Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Modern / Istanbul Museum of Modern Art (Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antrepo 4, Karaköy, Istanbul) — The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first private museum to organize modern and contemporary art exhibitions was founded in 2004 and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the shores of the Bosphorus. Istanbul Modern embraces a global vision to collect, preserve, exhibit and document works of modern and contemporary art and make them accessible to art lovers.
As part of its commitment to sharing Turkey’s artistic creativity with wide audiences and promoting its cultural identity in the international art world, Istanbul Modern hosts a broad array of interdisciplinary activities. Apart from permanent and temporary exhibition galleries, a photography gallery, and spaces for educational and social programs, the museum offers a cinema, restaurant, design store and an extensive library.
Admission: 72 TL (adult), 54 TL (student). Free admission for (for all Turkish residents) on Thursdays. Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday), 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (Thursday); 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Sunday), closed on Mondays.