Istanbul Modern Art Museum (İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi), or simply Istanbul Modern, is a modern art museum established in 2004 in the Karaköy district of Istanbul.
It is Turkey’s first modern and contemporary art museum. It is located between Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center. Founded by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under the leadership of the Eczacıbaşı family, the museum was opened to visitors on December 11, 2004, in Warehouse No. 4.
In 2018, the exhibition was moved to a building in Beyoğlu due to reconstruction. In 2022, the location in Beyoğlu was closed and the new Museum building was designed on its old site on May 04, 2023 and opened to visitors again. The five-story, 10,500 m2 (113,000 sq ft) building was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano.
The new building offers various exhibition halls as well as educational workshops, a cinema, a library, a design shop, event spaces, and a café and restaurant.
The museum’s collection includes modern works of art, paintings, sculpture, photography, design, architecture and new media.
Major Turkish artists whose work can be seen at the Istanbul Modern include:
- Fahrelnissa Zeid
- Erol Akyavaş
- Nuri İyem
- Nejad Devrim
- Adnan Çoker
- Bedri Rami Eyüböglu
- Tayfun Erdoğmuş
- Semiha Berksoy
- Bedri Baykam
- Selma Gurbüz
- Yıldız Moran
Address: Kılıçali Paşa, Tophane İskele Cd. No:1/1, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye
Founded: 2004
Architect: Renzo Piano
Working hours:
Wednesday 10 AM–6 PM
Thursday 10 AM–6 PM
Friday 10 AM–8 PM
Saturday 10 AM–6 PM
Sunday 10 AM–6 PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10 AM–6 PM
Founder: Oya Eczacıbaşı
Phone: +90 212 334 73 00
