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2004-2008
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The Istanbul Modern, as
it's called (or Istanbul Museum of
Modern Art), is a fine modern art museum
(Istanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi) located
in a vast former dock warehouse in Tophane (TOHP-hah-neh)
on the southern Bosphorus shore
one km north of the Galata
Bridge and Karaköy (Galata)
and south of Kabatas and Dolmabahçe
Palace.
Take the Zeytinburnu-Findikli-(Besiktas)
tram toward Findikli and get out at
the Tophane stop.
Walk past the Ottoman baroque Tophane
Camii (Tophane
mosque) on the mosque's
north side. (Don't confuse the Tophane
mosque with the smaller, darker Kiliç Ali
Pasha mosque to the south.)
Just past the Tophane mosque, turn
right, pass through
a
barrier gate, then bear right and
look for the museum building. Guards
will assist you.
Opened in 2004, the museum is sparely,
beautifully done. Changing exhibits
include works
by both Turkish and foreign artists,
although the museum's prime purpose
is to encourage
the creation of modern art in Turkey,
so Turkish artists are rightly given
primacy of place.
For news of current and future exhibits,
consult the Istanbul
Modern's website which has a small
English
section, although most of the
site is in Turkish only.
Istanbul Modern is open from 10:00
am to 18:00 (6 pm), Thursday until
20:00 (8 pm), closed Monday. Admission
costs YTL5,
but is free from 10:00 am to 14:00
(2 pm) daily, and free all the
time for children under 12 and for
the disabled.
After you're done visiting the museum
you can have a snack and smoke
a nargile (water pipe) at the long
row of nargile cafes right by the Tophane mosque.
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The Istanbul
Modern Art Museum, very near
the Tophane Camii (Tophane
Mosque, below).
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