The arts diary

Cornucopia’s choice: Turkey with a twist – the best current shows in Istanbul and around the world

All events

Opera

La Traviata
January 25, 2025 – January 30, 2025
Atatürk Cultural Centre (Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, or AKM), Beyoğlu, Istanbul

Thursday 23 January: 20:00
Saturday 25 January: 16:00
Wednesday 29 January: 20:00
Thursday 30 January: 20:00
Jazz

Bova Jazz Club highlights January 2025
January 11, 2025 – January 31, 2025 21.30 (doors open 21.00)
Bova Jazz Club, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Online

Organ for the Sultan
December 29, 2024 – January 31, 2025
Art

Zero Gravity
December 12, 2024 – February 1, 2025
Barın Han, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
Georg Baselitz: The Last Decade
September 13, 2024 – February 2, 2025
Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Emirgan, Istanbul
From Shadows to Light

An exhibition of objects in storage
December 13, 2024 – February 2, 2025
Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum, Ankara
Art

Designer’s Note
September 11, 2024 – February 2, 2025
SALT Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Talks and tours

Istanbul: nexus of the Silk Roads

Bettany Hughes talk in person
February 8, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm
British Museum
Art

Your Unexpected Encounter
June 7, 2024 – February 9, 2025
Istanbul Modern, Tophane, Istanbul
exhibition

Olafur Eliasson: Your unexpected encounter

İstanbul Modern
June 7, 2024 – February 9, 2025 Tuesday - Sunday 10am-6pm Fridays 10am-8pm
Art

Silk Roads
September 26, 2024 – February 23, 2025
British Museum, London
Art

Nuri Bilgi Ceylan: On the Road

Dirimart Dolapdere
January 22, 2025 – February 23, 2025 10 am - 7 pm
Dirimart Dolapdere, ISTANBUL
Art

Anna Laudel Gallery

Two exciting exhibits
January 23, 2025 – March 2, 2025
Anna Laudel
Art, Contemporary art

Northward - Bozlu Art Project

Group Show
January 10, 2025 – March 22, 2025
Bozlu Art Project Şişli
Contemporary art

Yasemin Özcan: Wet Floor
September 19, 2024 – April 6, 2025
Arter, Dolapdere
Seminar Announcement

Travellers in Ottoman Lands III

Call for Papers
April 9, 2025 – April 12, 2025
ISTANBUL
Contemporary art

Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds

Istanbul Modern
September 6, 2024 – April 20, 2025
Elisa Zonaro’s Istanbul
November 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Kazlıçeşme Sanat
group exhibition

Creatures of Comfort

OMM Odunpazarı Modern Museum Eskişehir
September 8, 2024 – July 20, 2025 10 am - 6 pm
Odunpazarı Modern Museum
Contemporary Art

Doug Aitken: Naked City
September 14, 2024 – August 17, 2025
Borusan Contemporary, Rumelihisarı