Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The museum's curatorial program is twofold: the 1st floor highlights the Eczcıbaşı fam-
ily's collection of Turkish 20th-century and contemporary art using a thematic approach;
the downstairs spaces host temporary exhibitions from local and international artists.
Look for works by Şekere Ahmet Ali Paşa (1841-1907), Orhan Peker (1926-78), İsmet
Doğan (1957-), Ömer Kaleşi (1932-), Cihat Burak (1915-94)
,
Tayfun Erdoğmuş
(1958-), İhsan Cemal Karaburçak (1897-1970), Avni Arbaş (1919-2003), Selma Gürbüz
(1960-), Alaaddin Aksoy (1942-), Fahreinissa Zeid (1901-91), Nurullah Berk (1906-82)
and Adnan Çoker (1927-), plus the temporary exhibitions and permanent installations.
Of the permanent works on display, don't miss
False Ceiling
(installation; Richard
Wentworth; 1995-2005) downstairs and
The Road to Tate Modern
(video; Erkan Özgen
and Şener Özmen; 2003), an ironic reworking of Cervantes'
Don Quixote
, in the upstairs
projection room.
