Çağdaş Sanatlar Müzesi
This site honors the memory of an industrial turning point, rather than a single building still in use. The area began as a power station on the Silahtarağa campus, supplying Istanbul with electrical power from 1914 to 1983, and today only a memorial mark remains at the location. Çağdaş Sanatlar Müzesi, opened in 2007, sits at the upper end of the Golden Horn, within the former power-station lands that house a broad arts-and-culture complex. The complex includes an energy museum, an amphitheater, concert halls, and a public library, all housed in the redeveloped Silahtarağa facilities. The redevelopment was led by Istanbul Bilgi University in partnership with Doğuş Group, the Ciner Group, and Laureate Education, with initial rights granted in 2004 to establish a cultural campus on the site. …
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