Exhibitions & Theater

Maçka Art Gallery will host the group exhibition "Memento Mori" from Tuesday 1 March through Saturday 9 April. From the organizer: Established in 1976 by Rabia...

Arter is currently hosting the group exhibition "ThisPlay", curated by Emre Baykal, through Sunday 9 April. From the organizer: Drawn from the Arter Collection, the group...

SALT Beyoğlu will host the exhibition The Universe Flickers from Wednesday 12 September to Sunday 30 December. Borrowing its title from a chapter of...

The 29th Istanbul Theatre Festival will take place from 20 October to 22 November 2025, bringing 16 theatre and dance productions from Türkiye and...

Sakıp Sabancı Museum is currently hosting the exhibition “The Prince’s Extraordinary World: Abdülmecid Efendi”, on now through Sunday 1 May 2022. The exhibition focuses...

Pera Museum is currently hosting Istanbul Research Institute's “What Byzantinism Is This in Istanbul!”: Byzantium in Popular Culture, curated by Emir Alışık, from Tuesday...

This event has been postponed until further notice. Friday 24 February sees local improv group The Clap invite comedian Jan Scott Forman for a special...

Speech Bubbles is returning to the stage with another exciting performance "All Shuk Up" featuring songs by the king of rock 'n roll Elvis...

Fans of theater will be delighted to learn there is a production of "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams at Atlas 1948 on Saturday...

Editor's Note: This event has been postponed. We'll update with new dates when they are announced. Mythos: Ragnarok brings its groundbreaking stage spectacle to Istanbul...

Curated by Eda Berkmen, Rounded by Sleep showcases artwork from various local and international artists around the theme of sleep. The exhibition explores the most...

The Shakespeare classic with a modern twist, Juliet & Romeo directed by Ben Dukes and put on by Lost Dog is here in Istanbul!...

The silent musical theatre put on by French company Les Colporteurs is here to entertain the imagination! After touring all over Europe, Toyo! is...

The 27th Istanbul Theatre Festival organized by IKSV proudly announces an electrifying addition to its program: "Double Murder" by the acclaimed Hofesh Shechter Company....

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) is bringing on Turkey's biggest international cinema event, Istanbul Film Festival, for the 42nd time. Featuring...

Friday 20 January sees local improv group The Clap invite comedian Leon Sandler for a special session at Arsen Lupen. Doors are set to...

Curated by Selen Ansen, the exhibition A Halo of Blackness Upon Our Heads is a collection of Ahmet Doğu İpek's art during 2020-2022 that...

One of the leading works of Theatre of Absurd, TITANS is in Istanbul for the first time! Part of a trilogy of tragicomedies Osmosis, Titans...

Dialogue in the dark has been presented worldwide more than decades. You can visit the Dialogue in the Dark Istanbul at the special exhibition...

Combining works by 59 Turkish and international artists in an exhibition called ThisPlay, Emre Baykal has curated a collection that plays with the idea...

Yoko Ono has spent more than seven decades making art that refuses to behave like an object. Her work often begins with something almost...

Acclaimed British dance-theatre company Jasmin Vardimon Company presents its anniversary production NOW at Istanbul Lütfi Kirdar Anadolu Auditorium Salonu on Friday 27 March and...

Reflecting his 'colorful, kaleidoscopic' inner world, artist Mehmet Sinan Kuran puts forth a unique style of art that explores the peace and chaos of...

The 44th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by N Kolay, takes place from 11...