ARTER

Arter is Istanbul’s contemporary art museum, and this branch sits on Irmak Caddesi, at number 13. The name belongs to a major arts initiative backed by the Vehbi Koç Foundation, which gave the museum a home first on İstiklal Avenue in 2010 and then in this larger purpose-built venue that opened in 2019. The move marked a shift from a single exhibition address to a full cultural complex, with galleries, a performance space, and an extensive program for new work. That makes Arter part museum, part engine room for contemporary art in the city’s centre, where exhibitions, sound, moving image, and live events often sit side by side. Its presence also fits the area’s long habit of reinventing old urban fabric for culture, commerce, and nightlife. …

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