Istanbul Modern
Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, opened in 2004 and now housed in the Galataport complex on the Bosphorus shore at Karaköy. It shows Turkish as well as international artists.
- Where
- Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.0260, 28.9829
Get the Istanbul Modern stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Istanbul Modern. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Istanbul volume with your photos and a note.
Near Istanbul Modern
Galata Tower 0.7 km
A medieval Genoese watchtower built at the highest point of the old Galata walls, now a museum. Its round stone shaft and conical cap rise over Beyoğlu, and the gallery near the top looks across the Golden Horn to the old city.
Pera Museum 0.9 km
An art museum in Tepebaşı, a few steps from İstiklal Avenue, with a particular focus on 19th-century Orientalist painting. Its best-known work is Osman Hamdi Bey's The Tortoise Trainer.
İstiklal Avenue 1.0 km
A 1.4 kilometre pedestrian street through Beyoğlu, lined with shops, cafés, churches and old arcades. A red heritage tram runs its length between Taksim Square and Tünel.
Galata Bridge 1.1 km
The bridge across the Golden Horn between Eminönü and Karaköy, built in 1994 as the fifth on this site. Anglers line its upper deck, fish restaurants fill the level below, and it has long featured in Turkish novels and poetry.
Taksim Square 1.2 km
The heart of modern Istanbul, at the top of İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu, with the central station of the metro beneath it. At its centre stands the Republic Monument by Pietro Canonica, unveiled in 1928.
New Mosque 1.4 km
An imperial mosque at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, finished between 1660 and 1665 during the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Its domes and minarets mark the crossing from the old city to Beyoğlu, above a busy square by the ferry piers.
Topkapı Palace 1.4 km
From the 1460s until 1853 this was the seat of the Ottoman Empire and home of its sultans, a spread of courtyards, pavilions and the harem on the tip of the old city. It is now a museum, holding imperial treasures and holy relics.
Spice Bazaar 1.5 km
A covered market in Eminönü beside the New Mosque, its stalls piled with spices, dried fruit, nuts, Turkish delight and tea. After the Grand Bazaar it is the best-known covered market in the city.
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Questions
Where is Istanbul Modern?
Istanbul Modern is in Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Galata Tower (0.7 km), Pera Museum (0.9 km), İstiklal Avenue (1.0 km).
How do I get the Istanbul Modern stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Istanbul Modern and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Istanbul volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Istanbul Modern before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Istanbul volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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