Art and Galleries from CerModern to Kavaklıdere
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Ankara's art map begins in the old workshops behind the railway station. After the big halls of CerModern, look into the museum at CSO Ada next door, pass the modernist front of the Opera and climb to the state collection of Turkish painting. The afternoon belongs to Kavaklıdere's municipal arts centre and the private galleries in Tunalı's back streets; for the evening, a ticket to the CSO or the Opera. Tickets are cheap; all that is asked of you is to arrive early.
Route Stops
CerModern - Ankara's Modern Art Center
Enter at 10:00; the current show and the design shop, coffee in the garden.
CerModern, one of the most important centers of modern art in Ankara, is an indispensable stop for the city's art lovers. This venue, transformed from an old railway workshop into an art gallery, keeps the pulse of contemporary art with its works of photography, painting, sculpture, and installation.
Throughout the year, CerModern hosts works by national and international artists, and also aims to spread art to the community through various workshops, film screenings, and concerts.
CSO Ankara (Presidential Symphony Orchestra)
The campus next door; see the CSO Museum and buy your evening concert ticket at the box office now, you will forget later.
Ankara Opera Stage (State Opera and Ballet).
Cross Gençlik Park to the boulevard. Look at the 1933 exhibition-hall facade and plan your evening from the programme board.
Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum: One of the Centers of Art in the Capital
Walk ten minutes up Namazgah hill. See the Çallı generation and the republican sculpture, then step onto the terrace for the Ulus view.
One of the most important art venues in Ankara, Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum is a prestigious museum that houses the finest works of Turkish painting and sculpture art. This building, constructed in 1927 and opened as a museum in 1980, was established as part of the cultural policies of the Republic era to support Turkish art.
The museum building, designed by Architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu, is an impressive structure that carries traces of Seljuk and Ottoman architecture. Located in Ulus, one of Ankara's historical districts, right next to the Ethnography Museum, the museum attracts art lovers with its artistic atmosphere and impressive collections.
The museum's collection includes works by important figures of Turkish painting such as Osman Hamdi Bey, İbrahim Çallı, Hikmet Onat, Şeker Ahmet Paşa, Hoca Ali Rıza, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, and Fikret Mualla. Additionally, works by leading representatives of sculpture art, Zühtü Müridoğlu, Hüseyin Gezer, and İlhan Koman are among the most notable pieces in the museum.
Inside the museum, there are temporary exhibition halls, art galleries, restoration workshops, and conference rooms, hosting various art events throughout the year. Furthermore, academic studies related to art history and workshop activities are also organized.
Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum is an indispensable stop for art enthusiasts who want to explore the journey of Turkish art from the past to the present. It is a cultural treasure that everyone who wants to feel the spirit of art and see the most exquisite works of Turkish painting and sculpture art up close must visit.
Çankaya Municipality Doğan Taşdelen Center for Contemporary Arts.
~45 min hereTake the bus to Kavaklıdere. The exhibitions are free, so check the talks calendar; you may catch a young artist's first show.
Tunalı Hilmi Avenue.
Drop into the private galleries in the side streets (Galeri Nev, Siyah Beyaz); dinner on Bestekar, kept light before the concert.
