26 Thursday Sep 2013
The Istanbul Center of Design and the Ensar Foundation are working with the Istanbul municipality of Ümraniye to host the first ever symposium of Islamic Arts and Geometric Patterns. It has recently commenced in the Nikah Palace of Ümraniye.
08 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in Arts - Turkey - Istanbul
When it’s spring again, I’ll bring again, tulips from Amsterdam.” So go the words of the tune immortalised by the entertainer Max Bygraves in the late 1950s. And there is truth in the lyrics, of course.
Read More: Turkish Delight
21 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in Arts - Turkey - Istanbul
Istanbul’s contemporary art scene is enjoying a moment, thanks to a rash of art fairs, dozens of exhibition spaces funded by the corporate sector and private investors and new-found recognition for Turkish artists overseas.
Read More: Burgeoning Art Scene in Istanbul
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