First Swallow

Lorena Lluch, Spain, 2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 24’, Spanish, Turkish and English Subtitles

Hair

Delphine Hermans, Belgium, 2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 8’, No Dialogue

The Shell

Camera ETC, Belgium , 2011, Blu-Ray, Black & White, Color, 12’,  French, Turkish and English Subtitles

Butoyi

Camera ETC, Belgium, 2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 10’, Afrikaans, Turkish and English Subtitles

The Stowaway

Maria Brendle, Switzerland, 2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 19’, German, Turkish and English Subtitles

Muina

Jo Graell, Spain, 2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 7’, No Dialogue

Pesonal Images: Personal Semiotics of War

Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013, Blu-Ray, Color, 10’, Bosnian,
Turkish and English Subtitles

Framed

Evgenia Gostrer, Germany, 2013, DigiBeta, Color, 4’, No Dialogue

 

Short Films 1

Short Films 1

My Beautiful Country

My Beautiful Country

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Dolls Can’t Cry

Dolls Can’t Cry

Mohtarama

Mohtarama

Silky

Silky

Salma

Salma

Tokyo’s Belly

Tokyo’s Belly

The Present Tense

The Present Tense

How to Lose Your Virginity

How to Lose Your Virginity

Hunger

Hunger

Short Films 2

Short Films 2

Watchtower

Watchtower

Eat Sleep Die

Eat Sleep Die

The Spoon Haters

The Spoon Haters

Short Films3

Short Films3

Secret Subject

Secret Subject

Jin

Jin

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.

Explore the Museum with the Little Yellow Circle!

Explore the Museum with the Little Yellow Circle!

Published as part of Pera Learning programs, “The Little Yellow Circle (Küçük Sarı Daire)” is a children’s book written by Tania Bahar and illustrated by Marina Rico, offering children and adults to a novel learning experience where they can share and discover together.

İstanbul: Before & After

İstanbul: Before & After

Selected from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Photography Collection, we present the landscapes and places in Istanbul photographs, dating from the 1850s to the 1980s, together with their present-day views!