Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum
The state art museum of Izmir, founded as a gallery in 1952, with a collection of 546 works including paintings by masters such as Hoca Ali Rıza and İbrahim Çallı.
About the museum
The Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum began on 9 September 1952 as a state gallery in Kültürpark. It was one of the first state services for the visual arts in Izmir, and it gave local artists a place to show their work while bringing the annual State Exhibitions to the city. From the start it also offered painting courses for amateurs.
A key change came in 1973. Thanks to the efforts of the artist and director Turgut Pura, the gallery became a museum and moved into a new building in Konak.
Today the collection includes 546 works: 426 paintings, 37 sculptures, 25 ceramics and 49 prints. Alongside great names of earlier generations such as Şeker Ahmet Ali Paşa, Hoca Ali Rıza, Hikmet Onat and İbrahim Çallı, it holds works by artists from different periods and trends, and the collection keeps growing.
The museum also has a library of art and art-history books for researchers and students, and runs workshops, including ministry-supported courses in illumination and tile art and museum courses in painting, sculpture, ceramics and printmaking.
Tips
- The İzmir Culture and Art Factory in Alsancak also houses a painting and sculpture museum; check the official page for the current location.
- Exhibitions change; the official page lists what is on.
Questions
When is Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:30 and closes at 17:30 (last entry 17:00). Open every day.
Can I buy tickets for Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum on this site?
No. This site sells no tickets. Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace are sold on our sister sites; for Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum?
Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum is in İzmir, Türkiye — Mithatpaşa Caddesi No 94 Konak/İZMİR.
Istanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.