Exhibitions in Istanbul
August 2026
August 2026 at a glance: 1 exhibition opened, 0 closed, and 6 more were on view across the city.
Opened in August
Was on view in August
Semiha Berksoy: Aria of All Colorsto 22 NovIstanbul Modern
Retrospective of the opera singer, actor and painter Semiha Berksoy (1910-2004), with more than 200 works.
- Imprints on the Century: Koç Group and the Artsto 29 Nov
Yapı Kredi Kültür SanatFree
A timeline from the 1920s to today of the Koç Group's role in Turkish culture, told through artworks and archives from its institutional collections.
- Yoko Ono: Insound and Instructureto 27 Dec
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
A retrospective of 67 works over seventy years, from instruction pieces to film and participatory installations, across the galleries, garden and Atlı Köşk.
- Tayfun Erdoğmuş: Atlas 1/137.035999to 3 Jan 2027
Arter
First institutional solo show in Turkey of Tayfun Erdoğmuş, whose work uses plants, minerals and handmade papers. Curated by Eda Berkmen.
- Gökyüzü Şekerdendi (The Sky Was Candy)to 28 Mar 2027
Arter
Group show of 24 artists from the Arter Collection on home and homeland, migration, borders and belonging.
Seyahat Sanatı: From the Sadberk Hanım Museum and Ömer Koç Collectionsto 23 May 2027MeşherFree
Travel accounts, paintings and objects tracing journeys to Ottoman lands from the late 15th to early 20th century and the motives behind them.
Image credits
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- Semiha Berksoy: Aria of All ColorsCourtesy of Istanbul Modern
- Seyahat Sanatı: From the Sadberk Hanım Museum and Ömer Koç CollectionsCourtesy of Meşher
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