Chasing moments suspended in time, confronting memories that only resurface when nothing else remains... People not only remember; they reshape their memories, just as history is rewritten. Each memory is revived in our minds, leaving us with reinterpreted stories of the past and sometimes the future.
Presented by Pera Film parallel to the exhibition, Souvenirs of the Future, In Pursuit of Lost Time follows the stories of characters tracing the memories they have lived or believed to have experienced. These memories sometimes appear in a museum's corridors overflowing with remnants of passionate love or at unexpected stops on long journeys.
From February 2-24 at the Pera Museum Auditorium, the film program includes acclaimed director Wim Wenders' eagerly anticipated new film Perfect Days, Chris Marker's masterpiece Sans Soleil, the cult science fiction film Dark City, Innocence of Memories inspired by Orhan Pamuk's renowned novel, and Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, winner of the Golden Camera Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Film screenings within this program are accessible with a discounted museum entrance ticket. Tickets can be purchased from Biletix or the reception of Pera Museum. Per legal regulations, all screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age unless stated otherwise.
February 2
19:00 Innocence of Memories
February 3
16:00 Dark City
February 7
19:00 Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
February 9
Sans Soleil
February 10
16:00 Perfect Days
February 14
19:00 Innocence of Memories
February 16
18:30 Dark City
February 18
15:00 Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
February 21
19:00 Perfect Days
February 24
16:00 Sans Soleil
February 2
19:00 Innocence of Memories
February 3
16:00 Dark City
February 7
19:00 Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
February 9
19:00 Sans Soleil
February 10
16:00 Perfect Days
February 14
19:00 Innocence of Memories
February 16
18:30 Dark City
February 18
15:00 Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
February 21
19:00 Perfect Days
February 24
16:00 Sans Soleil
The exhibition focuses on the memories recalled through objects whilst exploring the connections between memory and future imaginings through a contemporary lens. The cultural and symbolic value and significance of objects taken as souvenirs, those that remind us of a certain place and time, or those that are collected, weave together personal journeys and the memory of the region. Instead of a nostalgic attachment to the past, it proposes contemplating how the future will be remembered and focuses on memory's future-oriented functions.
Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017. Through the biennial, we will be sharing detailed information about the artists and the artworks.
Knowledge of plants and the practice of healing are closely entwined. The toxic or hallucinogenic nature of some roots, and the dangers associated with picking them, conferred a mythical or magical character and power.
Based on similar examples by the European painters in various collections, this work is one of the portraits of Mihrimah Sultan, who was depicted rather often in the 16th century.
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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: 100 TL
Discounted: 50 TL
Groups: 80 TL (minimum 10 people)
