Garanti Gallery , museum in istanbul , turkey

Garanti Gallery , museum in istanbul , turkey:

The only gallery in Istanbul dedicated exclusively to architecture and design, Garanti Gallery is corporate in feel and intellectual in concept.

Recently, it has shown work by internationally renowned architects such as Zaha Hadid, but also works with local talents specialised in diverse areas as diverse ranging from graphic design to orchestral composition.

Platform Garanti :

Located in the most vibrant area of Istanbul, Platform Garanti acts as a catalyst for the dissemination, research and practice of contemporary art in the city. Platform contains an artist archive, research and lecture spaces, the Istanbul Residency Programme, and, on street level, a gallery space committed to exhibiting contemporary art from Turkey .

History of Garanti Gallery :

GG was founded in 2003 with the support of Garanti Bank.[1] Until August 2008, it organized thirty-one exhibitions at its 70m2 gallery on Istiklal Avenue. Throughout its active period, its programs were shaped by the contribution of an advisory committee made up of Bülent Tanju, UğurTanyeli, Han Tümertekin, Alpay Er, Semra Öndeş and honorary members Bülent Erkmen and Sibel Asna. GG was directed by Münevver Eminoğlu (2003–2005) and Pelin Derviş (2005–2010). In 2010, GG merged with Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center and the Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre (OBARC) under the auspices of Garanti Kültür AŞ to form a new institution – SALT.[2]

"Fashion Hackers" show at Garanti Gallery, Istanbul :

 "Fashion Hackers and Haute Couture Heretics" will feature a month of artist workshops dealing with hacking the fashion system! The Counterfeit Crochet Project (Critique of a Political Economy) will be in residency from Sept 9 - 15, 2007.

Doğançay Museum, museum in istanbul , turkey

Doğançay Museum ,museum in istanbul , turkey

The Dogançay Museum, Turkey’s first modern art museum, officially opened its doors to the public in 2004. It is housed in a historic 150-year-old five-story building located in the heart of the bustling Beyoğlu district of Istanbul and provides a general overview of a small portion of the prolific oeuvre of Burhan Dogançay, one of Turkey’s leading artists. This mini-retrospective spans five decades of Dogançay’s artistic evolution starting with his early figurative paintings up to his wall-inspired works as well as photographs. One room of the museum showcases the work of his father, Adil Dogançay.

Doğançay Museum From the inside :

Open since 2004, Turkey’s first modern art museum is located in a historic 5-story building that has been restored by its founder Burhan Doğançay. The museum is mostly dedicated to the works of its founder, who is one of Turkey’s internationally-acclaimed artists. His works include paintings, graphics, Aubusson tapestries, sculptures, and photographs.

‪great items to take home :

Urban walls have a special meaning for Dogançay: they serve as a testament to the passage of time, reflecting social, political and economic change. They also bear witness to the assault of the elements and to the markings left by people. This, according to Dogançay, is what makes urban walls monuments to the human experience and his oeuvre an archive of our time. 

Video of Doğançay Museum :

Adil Doğançay :

Adil Dogançay was born in Istanbul in 1900. An officer in the Turkish army, he was also a well-known painter. His works are predominantly impressionistic land and seascapes and still lifes in oil on canvas. Few of his paintings are dated; most of those on display in the museum were completed between 1940 and 1990, the year he died. As a topographer in the army, Adil traveled all over Anatolia, which gave him the opportunity to spend hours surrounded by nature. He produced most of his paintings outdoors, calling nature his “greatest teacher”.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums,museum in istanbul , turkey

Istanbul Archaeology Museums :

The Istanbul Archaeology Museum is an archeological museum, located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace.

 Pictures from outside the museum:

 

 

 The Museum of ancient monuments in the first museum in Istanbul, TurkeyHas been opened on the thirteenth of June 1891,
And was then one of the first museums of the world
That had occupied the buildings originally built to be a museum,
Taking The museum features a unique location in the garden of the Topkapi Palace,
One of the oldest ancient Ottoman palaces,
It includes a large number of exhibits Value
Dating back to the oldest civilizations of the region and vary its diversity,
It is still to this day occupies three Boqsama
(Museum of Archaeology and ancient Eastern Antiquities Museum and the Palace Museum porcelain)
An important place among the largest and most important museums of the world.

 One archaeological artifacts inside the museum in Istanbul:

 

 In reality, archeologists have established that the sarcophagus was created for a Seleucid king, that is one of the descendents of the heirs  of the Macedonian Empire. Nevertheless the artistic beauty of historical monument is massive and makes it for a wonderful visit.

 Istanbul Archaeology Museums :

 

The Istanbul Archaeology Museum is an archeological museum, located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace.
The Istanbul Archaeology Museum actually consists of three museums. Those are the main Archeology Museum, the Old Eastern Works Museum and the Enameled Kiosk Museum. It houses over one million objects that represent almost all of the eras and civilizations in world history. The extremely ornate Alexander Sarcophagus, once believed to be prepared for Alexander the Great, is among the most famous pieces of ancient art in the museum
The museum excels, however, in its rich chronological collection of locally found artifacts that shed light on the origins and history of the city.
Right now The Istanbul Archaeology Museum has the overall responsibility for the largest active archaeological dig in the world. Excavations for a major transportation hub in Yenikapi Istanbul revealed the remains of a Byzantine harbor. More than 30 boats from that period have already been found. Various universities are deeply involved in excavating and conserving the majority of the boats.

Anadoluhisarı museum in istanbul , turkey:

The Fortress covers an area of about 7.000 m2. It has a 25m high central tower with five other watchtowers. Following the conquest of Constantinople, the building served as a military prison, though these days it's an open air museum. The Anatolian Fortress, which is directly opposite the Rumeli Fortress, was restored in the early 1990's.

 

Anadolu Hisari - Anatolian Fortress 

 Overview :

 

This imposing reminder of Ottoman might is situated at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus on the Asian side of Istanbul. Completed in 1394 by Sultan Bayezid I, the Fortress was constructed in preparation for the second siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1395 and was used to control traffic entering the Bosphorus.

 

History of Anadoluhisarı :

 The fort was built between 1393-1394 by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I before he started his Second Siege of Constantinople in 1395 as a watch fort. Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror thickened the walls and paired it with Rumeli Hisari to completely control strait traffic, an important source of commerce for the Genoese, allies of the Byzantines. After the conquest of Istanbul, it was used as a military prison. First repairs were conducted by the local municipality in 1928, but extensive repairs were funded by the Ministry of Culture in 1991-3.

View of the castle in front of the sea in Turkey :

 

 Unfortunately, this fort is closed to visitors for the time being, despite restorations in the early nineties. It is still possible to visit it from the street, however. Notice its irregular pentagonal shape and main watchtower. There is a mosque inside as well. Look for the structures added later on, like the warehouse and houses. The complex now covers 7 acres.

Video of the castle :