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Cultural Agenda
The Seventh Gümüşlük International Classical Music Festival runs through Sept. 8 in the southwestern holiday resort town of Gümüşlük, near Bodrum, with recitals at the old Eklisia Church. www.gumuslukfestival.org
The 10th Side International Culture and Art Festival will continue until Oct. 29 in the Mediterranean town of Side, near Antalya, featuring live performances by Turkish and foreign pop acts, international classical music ensembles and folk dance groups. For the full program, visit www.sidefestival.com.
EXHIBITIONS
The Rezan Has Museum in İstanbul’s Cibali quarter on the Golden Horn coast is home to “Hasankeyf’i Bilir misin?” (Have You Heard of Hasankeyf?), a group exhibition of photographs of the southeastern ancient site of Hasankeyf in Batman until Tuesday. Visiting hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. every day
The Third International Sinop Biennial, Sinopale, will remain on display until Sept. 4 with exhibitions at the historical Sinop Prison, the Lonca Kapısı, Dr. Rıza Nur Public City Library, Ülgen Cutter Boat House, Gerze City Theater and the Sinop Science and Art Center.
The Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) in İstanbul’s Emirgan is hosting the exhibition “From Byzantion to İstanbul: 8000 Years of A Capital” until Sept. 4, offering artifacts that chronicle an 8,000-year section of İstanbul’s history. The museum is closed on Mondays.
“Renk, Işık ve Görkem: Milli Saraylar Tablo Koleksiyonundan Seçmeler” (Color, Light and Splendor: Selected Paintings from the National Palaces Collection) can be seen until Sept. 5 at the Dolmabahçe Palace Art Gallery in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş district. The gallery is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
A selection of cartoons from the “100 pour 100” (100 Percent) exhibition, unveiled in January in France as part of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, is on display until Sept. 13 at the French Cultural Center in Taksim.
Cer Modern, Ankara’s newly opened modern art museum in Sıhhiye, is hosting two new shows, “interactive,” by Gülay Alpay, and “ID’s Please!” through Sept. 15 and 17, respectively. Visiting hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
“Yol” (Way), a series of photographs by Turkish artist Murat Germen, is on display until Sept. 19 at İstanbul Modern’s photography gallery. The museum is closed on Mondays.
“Starter,” a selection from the contemporary art collection of the Vehbi Koç Foundation (VKV) featuring more than 160 works of art by 87 artists from Turkey and abroad, is on view through Sept. 19 at the ARTER art space in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu. Visiting hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 12 p.m.-8 p.m. from Friday through Sunday.
The Pera Museum in İstanbul hosts two exhibitions from Japan, “Ikuo Hirayama: Turkey, a Crossroad of Culture between West and East” and “Japan Media Arts Festival,” until Oct. 3. The museum is closed on Mondays.
The İstanbul Modern is home to a selection of fashion collections, art and film projects created between the years 1994 and 2009 by famous Turkish Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan until Oct. 24.
PERFORMING ARTS
The Anadolu Ateşi (Fire of Anatolia) dance company will present its show “Troya” on Tuesday at the Gloria Aspendos Arena in Antalya. The show starts at 9:15 p.m. Ticket price: TL 70 (www.biletix.com)
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