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Pera Learning
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Diorama Workshop
February 25, 2023 / 10:30

Bringing colorful, lively and mischievous characters together with unique compositions, the participants experience the works of Paula Rego with a guided tour, and design dioramas inspired by these works.

Istanbul’s Historical Peninsula in 18th and 19th Century Paintings

With the Topkapı Palace, the center of political authority until the 19th century, and many other examples of classical Ottoman and Byzantine architecture included in its premise the Historical Peninsula is the heart of the Empire.

Jean-Léon Gérôme:
Cultural Interactions in the Age of Change

Jean-Léon Gérôme is among the most renowned artists of the second half of the 19th century. One of the most fervent advocates of academic painting, Gérôme declared a personal war against modern movements such as Impressionism.

From the Age of Reason to the “Tortoise Trainer”

A Salon exhibition held in the Grand Palais in Paris on May 1, 1906 showcased an Ottoman painting. This was Osman Hamdi Bey’s famous “Tortoise Trainer”. The catalogue for the exhibition, managed by Ludovic Baschet, featured 1734 paintings and 845 sculptures. Number 783, painted by “Hamdy Bey” was titled “L’homme aux tortues”

Istanbuls Today

The publication accompanying the exhibition includes the curatorial text by Refik Akyüz and Serdar Darendeliler,as well as articles penned for the catalogue by seven different academics, researchers and writers, who work, do research, inspired by the works of the exhibited artists.

Paula Rego
The Story of Stories

The publication accompanying the exhibition includes the curatorial text by Alistair Hicks titled “No Single Story Tells the Story”, as well as a text written by the artist Leylâ Gediz looking at Rego’s practice through a personal lens.

Yıldız Moran
Timeless Photographs

The first female photographer of Turkey to have received an academic training, Yıldız Moran's photographs (1932-1995) was presented in a comprehensive exhibition for the first time at Pera Museum.

VISITING HOURS

Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00

Friday 10:00 - 22:00

Sunday 12:00 - 18:00

The museum is closed on Mondays.

Young Wednesday

On Wednesdays, the students can

visit the museum free of admission.

Pera Learning
Online
Diorama Workshop
February 25, 2023 / 10:30

Istanbul’s Historical Peninsula in 18th and 19th Century Paintings

Jean-Léon Gérôme:
Cultural Interactions in the Age of Change