The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum will host visitors for free on October 29, Republic Day, as part of the 103rd anniversary of the Republic. The museum's temporary exhibitions and collection selections will be open to visitors free of charge throughout the day.
The visiting program brings together different periods and themes, ranging from the founding years of the Republic to Ottoman-European relations, and from contemporary painting to the cultural heritage of Anatolia.
The "Behind the Scenes of the Republic" exhibition, prepared for the 20th anniversary of the Istanbul Research Institute, focuses on the daily life and social change of the period from the 1920s to the early 1950s with frames selected from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Press Photography Archive.
Among the temporary exhibitions at the museum, "Frank Bowling: Creation and Destruction – With the Intervention of Francis Bacon and Victor Willing" examines Bowling's production spanning over 60 years alongside the works of Francis Bacon and Victor Willing.
Among the collection exhibitions, "Osman Hamdi Bey" makes visible the artist's contributions to the fields of archaeology, museology, and the preservation of cultural heritage, in addition to his painting works. "Intersecting Worlds: Ambassadors and Painters" examines the diplomatic and cultural contacts between the Ottoman Empire and Europe through works of art and portraits of ambassadors.
While "Art of Weights and Measures" sheds light on the history of trade and daily life through measuring tools used in Anatolia, "Extraordinary Minas: The Story of Inspiration and Innovation in Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics" conveys the search for innovation in traditional tile art through the productions of Minas Avramidis.
Publications in the museum's Artshop section will also be offered for sale with a 15 percent discount until November 1.
News Source: 12punto
