“The first activity in the celebration of Istanbul’s status as 2010 Culture Capital, the exhibition is
intended to acquaint visitors with the mutual influences and historical synergy between the two
cities that extended from the 15th to the 20th century.
Along with selected works of art from the museums of Venice, the exhibition also includes works
chosen from the collections of the Topkapı Palace Museum, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art,
Pera Museum and Yapı Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Museum. Works from museums in Turkey
representing the shared past and deep historical, social and commercial relationships as they were
experienced during the period on the Istanbul end will accompany the works that come from
Venice. Thus the exhibition will display the panorama of close diplomatic, military, commercial and
artistic relations between the two cities, along with their deeply intertwined reciprocal influence.”

(sakipsabancimuzesi.org)

– Design support to Michael Frances and SSM team
– Construction coordination
photo credit: SSM