Seminar Art Collecting in Türkiye with Its Historicity and Problematics

2 June 2026 - Examining the cultural evolution of collecting from the 15th-century Ottoman Empire to the present, the seminar analyzes the ecosystem—spanning from the palace to the Republic, auction practices to digital transformation, and contemporary issues.

Seminar The Epistemology of Ignorance and What Lies Behind Indifference

14 November 2024 - In this seminar, which offers a critical perspective on digital technologies, a multidisciplinary reading of contemporary sociality will be made using recent studies on the epistemology of ignorance.

Seminar Beuys and Fluxus - Asst.  Prof. Dr. Fırat Arapoğlu

Fırat Arapoğlu is an art historian, art critic and independent curator. He lives and works in İstanbul. He is an Asst. Prof. Dr. at Economic, Administrative and Social Sciences Faculty, Department of Social Sciences, Altınbaş University.

Seminar Memory, Art ve Museum

This seminar will focus on a hot and enduring debate of the relationship of museum and art.

Seminar “The Roles of Museums in the Writing of Art History”

The significant roles that museums play in the writing of art history and the establishment of the canon are indisputable.

Seminar “The Canon and Representation in Contemporary Art”

The word canon, which means ‘rule’ in Ancient Greek, is known to have entered the terminology of art history in the 20th century.

Seminar “Representation of Women in Contemporary Art”

Women were considered a symbol of modernization in Turkey, and in the writing of art history this “symbol” was mostly ignored.

Seminar “The Relationship between the Writing of Art History and the Nation-State”

The reform ideology that aimed to shape the society anew in the Early Republican period, also had charged the arts with a special mission, and thus, the newly established Republic of Turkey became a patron of the arts and artists.