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'''Pera Museum''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Pera Müzesi'') is an [[art museum]] in the Tepebaşı quarter of the [[Beyoğlu]] (formerly called Pera) district in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65 (adjacent to [[İstiklal Avenue]] and in close proximity to [[Taksim Square]].)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peramuseum.org/About/8 |title=About Us |website=www.peramuseum.org |language=en |access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> It has a particular focus on [[Orientalism|Orientalism in 19th-century art]].
[[Image:Peramuzesi nighttime.jpg|thumb|right|Pera Museum, Istanbul]]

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'''Pera Museum''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Pera Müzesi'') is an [[art museum]] in the Tepebaşı quarter of the [[Beyoğlu]] (Pera) district in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], located at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65 (adjacent to [[İstiklal Avenue]] and in close proximity to [[Taksim Square]].)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peramuseum.org/About/8|title=About Us|website=www.peramuseum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> It has a particular focus on [[Orientalism|Orientalism in 19th-century art]].


==History==
==History==
The Pera Museum was founded by the ''Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation'' in 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.peramuseum.org/Content/about-pera-museum/58|title=About Pera Museum|website=www.peramuseum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> The museum is located in the historic building of the former ''Bristol Hotel'', which was designed by architect Achille Manoussos and built in 1893.<ref name=":0" /> It was renovated between 2003 and 2005 by architect Sinan Genim, who preserved the [[facade]] of the building and transformed the interior into a modern and fully equipped museum.<ref name=":0" />
The Pera Museum was founded by the ''Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation'' in 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.peramuseum.org/Content/about-pera-museum/58 |title=About Pera Museum |website=www.peramuseum.org |language=en |access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> The museum is located in the historic building of the former ''Bristol Hotel'', which was designed by architect Achille Manoussos and built in 1893.<ref name=":0" /> It was renovated between 2003 and 2005 by architect Sinan Genim, who preserved the [[facade]] of the building and transformed the interior into a modern and fully equipped museum.<ref name=":0" />


==Collection==
==Collection==
Pera Museum hosts regular, international loan exhibitions, in addition to holding permanent collections of Orientalist Paintings, Anatolian Weights and Measures, and [[Kütahya Province|Kütahya]] Tiles and Ceramics.
Pera Museum hosts regular, international loan exhibitions, in addition to holding permanent collections of Orientalist Paintings, Anatolian Weights and Measures, and [[Kütahya Province|Kütahya]] Tiles and Ceramics.


===Orientalist Painting Collection===
===Orientalist Painting Collection===
The museum's ''Orientalist Painting Collection'' consists of works by European and Ottoman/Turkish artists, including works by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]] and his most famous painting, ''[[The Tortoise Trainer]]''.
The museum's ''Orientalist Painting Collection'' consists of works by European and Ottoman/Turkish artists, including works by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]] and his most famous painting, ''[[The Tortoise Trainer]]''.


<gallery>
<gallery heights=150 mode=packed>
File:Osman Hamdi Bey Kökenoğlu Riza Efendi.jpg|''Kökenoğlu Rıza Efendi''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1871.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey Kökenoğlu Riza Efendi.jpg|''Kökenoğlu Rıza Efendi''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1871.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey - Two Musician Girls - Google Art Project.jpg|''Two Musician Girls''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1880.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey - Two Musician Girls - Google Art Project.jpg|''Two Musician Girls''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1880.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey Girl with Pink Cap.jpg|''Girl with Pink Cap''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1904.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey Girl with Pink Cap.jpg|''Girl with Pink Cap''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1904.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey - The Tortoise Trainer - Google Art Project.jpg |''[[The Tortoise Trainer]]''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1906.
File:Osman Hamdi Bey - The Tortoise Trainer - Google Art Project.jpg|''[[The Tortoise Trainer]]''. Painting by [[Osman Hamdi Bey]], 1906.
File:Jean Baptiste Vanmour - Dinner at the Palace in Honour of an Ambassador - Google Art Project.jpg |Foreign ambassadors being received at the [[Topkapı Palace]] in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan [[Ahmed III]]. Painting by [[Jean-Baptiste van Mour]], 1725.
File:Jean Baptiste Vanmour - Dinner at the Palace in Honour of an Ambassador - Google Art Project.jpg|Foreign ambassadors being received at the [[Topkapı Palace]] in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan [[Ahmed III]]. Painting by [[Jean-Baptiste van Mour]], 1725.
File:Jean Baptiste Vanmour - Sultan Ahmet III Receiving a European Ambassador - Google Art Project.jpg |Ottoman Sultan [[Ahmed III]] receives the Dutch ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at the [[Topkapı Palace]] in 1727. Painting by [[Jean-Baptiste van Mour]], 1727.
File:Jean Baptiste Vanmour - Sultan Ahmet III Receiving a European Ambassador - Google Art Project.jpg|Ottoman Sultan [[Ahmed III]] receives the Dutch ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at the [[Topkapı Palace]] in 1727. Painting by [[Jean-Baptiste van Mour]], 1727.
File:Franz Hermann, Hans Gemminger, Valentin Mueller - A Scene from the Turkish Harem - Google Art Project.jpg |Harem of the [[Topkapı Palace]]. Painting by Franz Hermann, 1652.
File:Franz Hermann, Hans Gemminger, Valentin Mueller - A Scene from the Turkish Harem - Google Art Project.jpg|Harem of the [[Topkapı Palace]]. Painting by Franz Hermann, 1652.
File:French School - Enjoying Coffee - Google Art Project.jpg |''Enjoying Coffee''. Painting by an unknown artist of the French school.
File:French School - Enjoying Coffee - Google Art Project.jpg|''Enjoying Coffee''. Painting by an unknown artist of the French school.
File:Jean-Étienne Liotard - A Woman in Turkish Dress - Google Art Project.jpg|''A Woman in Turkish Dress''. Painting by [[Jean-Étienne Liotard]].
File:Jean-Étienne Liotard - A Woman in Turkish Dress - Google Art Project.jpg|''A Woman in Turkish Dress''. Painting by [[Jean-Étienne Liotard]].
File:Fausto Zonaro - Amusement at Göksu - Google Art Project.jpg |''Enjoyment of Göksu Creek''. Painting by [[Fausto Zonaro]].
File:Fausto Zonaro - Amusement at Göksu - Google Art Project.jpg|'' Enjoyment of Göksu Creek''. Painting by [[Fausto Zonaro]].
File:Jules Joseph Lefebvre - Servant - Google Art Project.jpg |''Housemaid''. Painting by [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre]], 1880.
File:Jules Joseph Lefebvre - Servant - Google Art Project.jpg|'' Housemaid''. Painting by [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre]], 1880.
File:Antoine de Favray - Portrait of Charles Gravier Count of Vergennes and French Ambassador, in Turkish Attire - Google Art Project.jpg |''French ambassador [[Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes|Charles Gravier de Vergennes]] in Ottoman dress''. Painting by [[Antoine de Favray]], 1766.
File:Antoine de Favray - Portrait of Charles Gravier Count of Vergennes and French Ambassador, in Turkish Attire - Google Art Project.jpg|'' Portrait of [[Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes|Charles Gravier Count of Vergennes]] and French Ambassador, in Turkish Attire''. Painting by [[Antoine de Favray]], 18th century.
File:Antoine de Favray - Portrait of the Countess of Vergennes in Turkish Attire - Google Art Project.jpg|'' Portrait of the Countess of Vergennes in Turkish Attire''. Painting by [[Antoine de Favray]], 18th century.
Image:Tristram Ellis 001.jpg |''Excursion on the [[Golden Horn]]''. Painting by [[Tristram Ellis|Tristam (Tristram) James Ellis]], 1888.
File:Pierre Désiré Guillemet - Portrait of a Lady of the Court Playing the Tambourine - Google Art Project.jpg |''Lady from the Ottoman Court playing the [[Tambourine|Def]]''. Painting by Pierre-Désiré Guillemet, 1875.
Image:Tristram Ellis 001.jpg|''Excursion on the [[Golden Horn]]''. Painting by [[Tristram Ellis|Tristam (Tristram) James Ellis]], 1888.
File:Pierre Désiré Guillemet - Portrait of a Lady of the Court Playing the Tambourine - Google Art Project.jpg|''Lady from the Ottoman Court playing the [[Tambourine|Def]]''. Painting by [[Pierre-Désiré Guillemet]], 1875.
File:Sultan Abdülmecid - Google Art Project.jpg |''Sultan [[Abdülmecid I]]''. Painting by an unknown artist, 1850s.
File:Sultan Abdülmecid - Google Art Project.jpg|''Sultan [[Abdülmecid I]]''. Painting by an unknown artist, 1850s.
File:Fausto Zonaro - Prince Abdürrahim Efendi - Google Art Project.jpg |''A late Ottoman [[Shah#Shahzada|Şehzade (Prince)]]''"
File:Fausto Zonaro - Prince Abdürrahim Efendi - Google Art Project.jpg|''A late Ottoman [[Shah#Shahzada|Şehzade (Prince)]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection===
===Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection===
The ''Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection'' comprises over ten thousand pieces and consists of objects dating from prehistory to those used in present day Anatolia. These comprise the main types of scales and measuring instruments, used for measuring weight, length, and volume in every field, from land measurement to commerce, architecture to jewelery making, shipping to pharmacy.
The ''Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection'' comprises over ten thousand pieces and consists of objects dating from prehistory to those used in present-day Anatolia. These comprise the main types of scales and measuring instruments, used for measuring weight, length, and volume in every field, from land measurement to commerce, architecture to jewelry making, shipping to pharmacy.
<gallery heights=150 mode=packed>
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0429.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0430.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight detail
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0431.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0432.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0434.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Scale
File:Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures 0435.jpg|Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
</gallery>


===Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection===
===Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection===
The beginnings of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's ''Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection'' date back to 1980s. Today the collection consists of over 800 pieces representing various periods, especially the 18th - 20th centuries. The limited number of pieces on display have been chosen to give a general idea of the collection and the craftsmanship of Kütahya ceramics.
The beginnings of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's ''Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection'' date back to 1980s. Today the collection consists of over 800 pieces representing various periods, especially the 18th - 20th centuries. The limited number of pieces on display have been chosen to give a general idea of the collection and the craftsmanship of Kütahya ceramics.


==Temporary Exhibitions==
==Temporary exhibitions==
Having organized joint projects with leading international museums, collections, and foundations including [[Tate Britain]], [[Centre Pompidou]], [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], St. Petersburg Russian State Museum, JP Morgan Chase Collection, [[New York School of Visual Arts]], and the [[Maeght Foundation]], Pera Museum has introduced Turkish audiences to countless internationally acclaimed artists, among them [[Alberto Giacometti]], [[Jean Dubuffet]], [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], [[Rembrandt]], [[Niko Pirosmani]], [[Josef Koudelka]], [[Joan Miró]], [[Akira Kurosawa]], [[Marc Chagall]], [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Fernando Botero]], [[Frida Kahlo]], [[Diego Rivera]], and [[Goya]].
Having organized joint projects with leading international museums, collections, and foundations including [[Tate Britain]], [[Centre Pompidou]], [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], St. Petersburg Russian State Museum, JP Morgan Chase Collection, [[New York School of Visual Arts]], and the [[Maeght Foundation]], Pera Museum has introduced Turkish audiences to countless internationally acclaimed artists, among them [[Alberto Giacometti]], [[Jean Dubuffet]], [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], [[Rembrandt]], [[Niko Pirosmani]], [[Josef Koudelka]], [[Joan Miró]], [[Akira Kurosawa]], [[Marc Chagall]], [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Fernando Botero]], [[Frida Kahlo]], [[Diego Rivera]], and [[Francisco Goya|Goya]].


Since its inauguration, Pera Museum collaborates annually with national and international institutions of art and education to hold exhibitions that support young artists.
Since its inauguration, Pera Museum collaborates annually with national and international institutions of art and education to hold exhibitions that support young artists.


==Other functions==
==Other functions==
All of the Museum’s exhibitions are accompanied by books, catalogues, concerts, audio-visual events, and education programs.<ref name=":0" /> Through seasonal programs and events, Pera Film offers visitors and film buffs a wide range of screenings that extend from classics and independent movies to animated films and documentaries, as well as special shows paralleling the temporary exhibitions’ themes.<ref name=":0" />
All of the museum's exhibitions are accompanied by books, catalogues, concerts, audio-visual events, and education programs.<ref name=":0" /> Through seasonal programs and events, Pera Film offers visitors and film buffs a wide range of screenings that extend from classics and independent movies to animated films and documentaries, as well as special shows paralleling the temporary exhibitions’ themes.<ref name=":0" />

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==See also==
* [[Great Palace Mosaic Museum]]
* [[Istanbul Archaeology Museums]]
* [[İstanbul Modern]]
* [[Rahmi M. Koç Museum]]
* [[Sadberk Hanım Museum]]
* [[Sakıp Sabancı Museum]]
* [[SantralIstanbul]]


==References and notes==
==References and notes==
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* Pera Museum (ed.). ''Portraits from the Empire''. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 155 p.&nbsp;ISBN 975 9123 -02 - 9
* Pera Museum (ed.). ''Portraits from the Empire''. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 155 p.&nbsp;ISBN 975 9123 -02 - 9
* Pera Museum (ed.). ''Young Expansion''. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 163 p.&nbsp;ISBN 975 9123 -00-2
* Pera Museum (ed.). ''Young Expansion''. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 163 p.&nbsp;ISBN 975 9123 -00-2

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==See Also==
[[Nilufer Moayeri]]


==External links==
==External links==
*{{facebook|PeraMuzesi.Museum}}
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*[https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/pera-museum Pera Museum on the Google Art Project]
*[https://www.peramuzesi.org.tr/ Pera Müzesi]
*[https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/pera-museum?hl=en Virtual tour of the Pera Museum] provided by [[Google Arts & Culture]]
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Pera Museum
Pera Museum, Istanbul
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LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°1′54.5″N 28°58′30.7″E / 41.031806°N 28.975194°E / 41.031806; 28.975194

Pera Museum (Turkish: Pera Müzesi) is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (formerly called Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey, at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65 (adjacent to İstiklal Avenue and in close proximity to Taksim Square.)[1] It has a particular focus on Orientalism in 19th-century art.

History

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The Pera Museum was founded by the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation in 2005.[2] The museum is located in the historic building of the former Bristol Hotel, which was designed by architect Achille Manoussos and built in 1893.[2] It was renovated between 2003 and 2005 by architect Sinan Genim, who preserved the facade of the building and transformed the interior into a modern and fully equipped museum.[2]

Collection

[edit]

Pera Museum hosts regular, international loan exhibitions, in addition to holding permanent collections of Orientalist Paintings, Anatolian Weights and Measures, and Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics.

Orientalist Painting Collection

[edit]

The museum's Orientalist Painting Collection consists of works by European and Ottoman/Turkish artists, including works by Osman Hamdi Bey and his most famous painting, The Tortoise Trainer.

Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection

[edit]

The Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection comprises over ten thousand pieces and consists of objects dating from prehistory to those used in present-day Anatolia. These comprise the main types of scales and measuring instruments, used for measuring weight, length, and volume in every field, from land measurement to commerce, architecture to jewelry making, shipping to pharmacy.

  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight detail
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight detail
  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Scale
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Scale
  • Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight
    Istanbul Pera museum Anatolian weights and measures Weight

Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection

[edit]

The beginnings of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection date back to 1980s. Today the collection consists of over 800 pieces representing various periods, especially the 18th - 20th centuries. The limited number of pieces on display have been chosen to give a general idea of the collection and the craftsmanship of Kütahya ceramics.

Temporary exhibitions

[edit]

Having organized joint projects with leading international museums, collections, and foundations including Tate Britain, Centre Pompidou, Victoria and Albert Museum, St. Petersburg Russian State Museum, JP Morgan Chase Collection, New York School of Visual Arts, and the Maeght Foundation, Pera Museum has introduced Turkish audiences to countless internationally acclaimed artists, among them Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rembrandt, Niko Pirosmani, Josef Koudelka, Joan Miró, Akira Kurosawa, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Fernando Botero, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Goya.

Since its inauguration, Pera Museum collaborates annually with national and international institutions of art and education to hold exhibitions that support young artists.

Other functions

[edit]

All of the museum's exhibitions are accompanied by books, catalogues, concerts, audio-visual events, and education programs.[2] Through seasonal programs and events, Pera Film offers visitors and film buffs a wide range of screenings that extend from classics and independent movies to animated films and documentaries, as well as special shows paralleling the temporary exhibitions’ themes.[2]

See also

[edit]

References and notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "About Us". www.peramuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About Pera Museum". www.peramuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

Literature

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  • Pera Museum (ed.). Portraits from the Empire. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 155 p. ISBN 975 9123 -02 - 9
  • Pera Museum (ed.). Young Expansion. Pera Museum Publications, 2005. 163 p. ISBN 975 9123 -00-2
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