Curator's Tour
June 29, 2016 / 18:30
Join curator Seza Sinanlar Uslu for a tour of the Mario Prassinos, In Pursuit of an Artist: Istanbul-Paris-Istanbul exhibition. The tour will offer a unique insight to the works of the exhibition.
About Seza Sinanlar Uslu
Born in 1973 Mrs. Sinanlar Uslu, had her high school education at Galatasaray Lycee. Her high education started in the History of Art Department of Istanbul University and continued on master level in the History Department of Boğaziçi University. In 2005-2006 by the grant of Suna and Inan Kıraç Foundation she continued her researches in Paris at EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) In 2008 she had her Phd on History of Art in Istanbul Technical University. Now, she is working at the Art Management Program of the Art Department of Yıldız Technical University since 2009. Her research domain contains mostly 19th century Ottoman cultural and artistic life, artists and press.
Admission: 30 TL (Free for Friends of the Museum)
Please email resepsiyon@peramuzesi.org.tr to book your place. Please note that the tour language is Turkish.
Three figures in Eastern dress are shown in repose against an exotic landscape, smoking pipes and playing mangala. Inventories of the royal collections from 1739 identify the members of this group as the royal eunuch Matthias and two odalisques.
As artisanship became a part of artistic practices with the blurring of art and craft, the use of traditional motifs has also flourished. In this context, how are these motifs currently structured or designed beyond their traditional connotations?
Pera Museum Blog is launching a new series of creepy stories in collaboration with Turkey’s Fantasy and Science Fiction Arts Association (FABISAD). The Association’s member writers are presenting newly commissioned short horror stories inspired by the artworks of Mario Prassinos as part of the Museum’s In Pursuit of an Artist: Istanbul-Paris-Istanbul exhibition. The third story is by Murat Başekim! The stories will be published online throughout the exhibition. Stay tuned!
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
