Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Barış Doğukan Yazıcı Quintet feat. Marko Churnchetz “Miles Davis Centennial Celebration”

Taking place on September 29 at Nardis Jazz Club as part of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival's Jazz Club Night series, the concert will reinterpret Miles Davis's timeless music through a contemporary jazz lens.

Conversation Miles: Anatomy of a Jazz Icon

Taking place on September 27 at Komünite, this event aims to lift the veils of mystery surrounding Miles Davis, a true jazz legend, and is also open to contributions from his fans.

Seminar The Story of Curating - II

13 November 2025 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Seminar The Story of Curating - I

10 November 2025 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Acting Workshop Is Another Theatre Possible?

March 1, 2025 - ​This workshop, guided by the Theatre Research Laboratory, explores alternative approaches to theatre practices while examining the host institution’s history.

Program Architecture Seminars “HOPSCOTCH / A Beyoglu Tab”

Film Screening Ivan's Childhood

Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood, his first feature film, explores philosophical inquiries into the depths of the human soul with a unique visual aesthetic that revolutionized cinema history.

Seminar The Story of Curating

4 November 2024 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Conversation Free Jazz

We will explore the history of free jazz, discuss its sociopolitical impact on American history, and listen to examples of legendary recordings. The discussion, which will take place on October 5 at Akbank Sanat, will be moderated by Hakan Rauf Tüfekçi.

Seminar Institute as an Art and Design Practice

11 June 2024 - In this seminar, academicians and artists Cansu Cürgen and Avşar Gürpınar will talk about the research and production practices of the Ambiguous Standards Institute [MSE], which they have founded.

Seminar History of Curating

18 December 2023 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Exhibition A Space of Insight: Akbank Sanat and 30 Years

Contemporary art functions as language, and no language can remain silent. Each language forges its own memory, identity, and consciousness in a distinct manner. Each exhibition represents a lived insight within a particular space. Celebrating 30 years, we reflect upon thirty-one exhibitions that mark significant milestones in our enduring journey.