Pera Film is hosting 36th Istanbul Film Festival! As part of the festival Pera Film will be screeningthe National Short Film Competition, the programs a good neighbor and Vincent Dieutre: Exercises in Solitude, as well as other screenings and events.
The Istanbul Film Festival is collaborating with the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, the curators of the 15th edition of the Istanbul Biennial. Elmgreen & Dragset have selected a film program related to this year’s biennial. The biennial, entitled a good neighbour, focuses on homes, neighbors and neighborhoods as departure points to consider society and co-existence on a larger scale. Elmgreen & Dragset’s selection focuses on distinct identities and how people interact with each other within a home, community, neighborhood or village.
Check out the details here.
April 5
11:00 The Apple
01:30 Toponymy
04:00 Ta’ang
07:00 40 Days of Silence
April 6
11:00 Neighboring Sounds
01:30 Youkali
04:00 In Vanda’s Room
07:00 Toponymy
April 7
11:00 40 Days of Silence
07:00 Dogville
April 8
11:00 Youkali
04:00 The White Ribbon
07:00 What Now? Remind Me
April 5
11:00 The Apple
13:30 Toponymy
16:00 Ta’ang
19:00 40 Days of Silence
April 6
11:00 Neighboring Sounds
13:30 Youkali
16:00 In Vanda’s Room
19:00 Toponymy
April 7
11:00 40 Days of Silence
19:00 Dogville
April 8
11:00 Youkali
16:00 The White Ribbon
19:00 What Now? Remind Me
April 9
11:00 In Vanda’s Room
14:30 a good neighbor Shorts
16:00 Ta’ang
Program Trailer
Pera Museum hosted the 15th Istanbul Biennial, organized by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding. The 15th Istanbul Biennial brought together artworks by 55 artists from 32 countries, all addressing different notions of home, belonging and neighbourhood.
Nam June Paik was video art’s pioneer (1932 –2006). It is interesting that while Warhol and Nameth were experimenting with psychedelic happenings that combined rock, film and performance, the video art pioneers Nam June Paik, Stephen Beck, Eric Siegel and Steina Vasulka were researching in a similar direction.
In a bid to review the International System of Units (SI), the International Bureau of Weights and Measures gathered at the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures on November 16, 2018. Sixty member states have voted for changing four out of seven basic units of measurement. The kilogram is among the modified. Before describing the key points, let us have a closer look into the kilogram and its history.
Martín Zapater y Clavería, born in Zaragoza on November 12th 1747, came from a family of modest merchants and was taken in to live with a well-to-do aunt, Juana Faguás, and her daughter, Joaquina de Alduy. He studied with Goya in the Escuelas Pías school in Zaragoza from 1752 to 1757 and a friendship arose between them which was to last until the death of Zapater in 1803.
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: 50 TL
Discounted: 25 TL
Groups: 40 TL (10 people or more)