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Of this place, Istanbul Modern. Im in turkeys biggest city, istanbul. In many ways, the story of istanbul is the story of the Bosphorus Strait, the waterway that divides the city and has made it a key Meeting Place for centuries. The brand new home of Istanbul Modern acknowledges this with an impressive open plan ground floor that connects the city with the water. And ive been given special access to the museum as the team make final preparations ahead of its opening. Any new museum needs a gift...

Theyre becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places, less solemn, less elitist, and less west centric, too. Museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. What i am looking for is something weird, something different. I feel youve succeeded, inci. Shes one of the greatest female artists of the 20th century. So what happened 7 because she kind of, like, drops off the map. She was a woman, and she was a muslim. Its an exciting time to be interested in museums ...

Because she kind of, like, drops off the map. She was a woman, and she was a muslim. Its an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake up of art history is underway, which is why ive come to istanbul, that Mesmerising Megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. And the interplay between western and turkish art is a fundamental part of the extraordinary collection of this place, Istanbul Modern. Im in turkeys biggest city, istanbul. In many way...

get to spend time in museums. during my working life and i have witnessed something astonishing, how radically they have changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they are long gone. they are becoming much more dynamic and inclusive, less solemn, less elitist, museums, i believe, are having a moment and thats what i want to explore. it is art of thats what i want to explore. it is part of the — thats what i want to explore. it is part of the st...

about in a boat on this exact spot in the arabian gulf half a century ago, what would you have seen? not the futuristic cityscape before me today, thats for sure — because in recent decades, doha has witnessed unbelievably rapid change. i cant help thinking that the same is true of art history. this excitingly dynamic discipline thats always evolving. thats certainly the case with our ever expanding understanding of islamic art — the speciality of an extraordinary and recently reva...

inside museums, places ive loved ever since i was a boy. and during my working life, ive witnessed something astonishing how radically theyve changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, theyre long gone. theyre becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places, less solemn, less elitist, and less west—centric, too. museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. what i am looking for is something weird, something d...

because she kind of, like, drops off the map. she was a woman, and she was a muslim... its an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake—up of art history is underway, which is why ive come to istanbul, that mesmerising megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. and the interplay between western and turkish art is a fundamental part of the extraordinary collection of this place, istanbul modern. im in turkeys biggest city, istanbu...

Is as much painful as it is playful. and i think thats a good thing, because here you find something which is reflecting the complexities of the world as it is, notjust in turkey, but universal human experiences. and for me, thats what good art should always aspire to do. for more on inside museums and for our accompanying inside museums artist guide, go to bbc.com. hello.

Artists who are in the collection, and great to see them. but i was hoping to discover a lot more beside, and i think idid. this is a collection which focuses on the intricate story of modern and contemporary turkish art. and that story is so sinuous, so surprising, but also quite often, really affecting. as one artist, inci, put it to me, a lot of the stuff ive seen is as much painful as it is playful. and i think thats a good thing, because here you find something which is reflecting the compl...

A Portait of Alexander Reid tells the story of the complex friendship between Vincent Van Gogh and a Glasgow art dealer