An Ottoman intellectual raised by the Tanzimat Era… An exceptional personality, who made substantial, diversified and lifelong contributions to various fields of culture and arts such as painting, archaeology, museology, and art education...
More than 100 years after his death, the legacy Osman Hamdi Bey left behind live in the works of academics, institutions, and museums. He continues to make headlines, draw attention, be heard, and become the topic of heated debates.
This special section dedicated to Osman Hamdi Bey at the Sevgi and Erdoğan Gönül Gallery of Pera Museum displays different aspects of his impassioned relationship with the art of painting through his works included in the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Collection.
The exhibition also pays tribute to this multifaceted personality by "A Journey into the World of Osman Hamdi Bey" virtual reality experience which enables the audience to pay visit to Osman Hamdi Bey’s working space and to step into his painting The Tortoise Trainer.
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Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman intellectual who grew up during the innovative Tanzimat era. He was not only a prominent painter, but also a major actor in the process of Westernization, a...
In the free guided exhibition tour, five works of Osman Hamdi Bey from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Orientalist Painting Collection illustrating various subject matters will be explained along with some biographical details and the cultural and historical context of the times. The significance and role of these works within the collection are also highlighted.
Pera Museum offers an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Osman Hamdi Bey as a painter and intellectual of the Tanzimat era in the free guided exhibition tour, organized as part of the exhibition titled Osman Hamdi Bey: The life and art of Osman Hamdi Bey through his works in the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Collection.
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Jean-Léon Gérôme is among the most renowned artists of the second half of the 19th century. One of the most fervent advocates of academic painting, Gérôme declared a personal war against modern movements such as Impressionism.
A Salon exhibition held in the Grand Palais in Paris on May 1, 1906 showcased an Ottoman painting. This was Osman Hamdi Bey’s famous “Tortoise Trainer”.
While Paula Rego belatedly was recognised as one of the leading feminist pioneers of her age, little has been written about her exploration of fluid sexuality. Indeed the current of sado-masochism in her drawings and paintings, has tended to encourage an understanding as a classic clash between the patriarchy and exploited women.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 200 TL
Discounted: 100 TL
Groups: 150 TL (minimum 10 people)
