Events

On November 9, Sofar will take place at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, one of Istanbul’s historic landmarks with five centuries of history. All tickets for this event are sold out.

As part of Margaret R. Thompson's Temenos: The Inland Sea exhibition at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, this hands-on workshop takes inspiration from the Temenos scent developed in collaboration with Homemade Aromaterapi. Together, we will explore the relationship between our sense of smell, memory, emotion, and place, while reflecting on the transformative role of rituals in everyday life.

Organized as part of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum Learning Programme, this workshop invites children into the exploratory world of art.

You are invited to explore the art of miniature painting through Murat Palta’s contemporary interpretation. As part of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Learning Program, this workshop for adults invites participants to work with characters inspired by the architecture, tile patterns, and visitors of Zeyrek Çinili Hamam. Using a selection of pre-designed figures, participants will reinterpret these characters through their chosen motifs and patterns, transforming the hammam’s sense of time and space into personal visual narratives.

As part of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum’s Children’s Learning Program, this workshop led by Atölye Pikolo invites children to explore both art and the creative process. Inspired by Margaret R. Thompson’s "Temenos: Inland Sea" exhibition, participants will experiment with earth, plant-based pigments, and natural textures, creating layered surfaces. Moving between figure and landscape, they will develop their own visual language. Engaging multiple senses, the workshop encourages children to think through materials, express through texture, and freely expand their imagination.

This special book talk, held at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, invites participants to reflect on the memory of the city and its narrative layers through Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul. Memories and the City .

Discover a children’s workshop specially designed for the semester break, organized as part of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum Learning Program in collaboration with Şehir Dedektifi.

As part of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum Learning Program and led by Atölye Pikolo, this special workshop offers children the opportunity to explore both art and the joy of the creative process.

As part of Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum’s Children’s Learning Program, this special workshop led by Atölye Pikolo offers children the joy of exploring both art and the creative process itself. Inspired by French artist Juliette Minchin’s exhibition Where the River Burns, young participants learn about the stories of materials such as wax, tin, and paper, and take their first steps into their own creative journeys. During the making process, they reinterpret everyday objects like brass, foil, and pencils to create their own abstract compositions. This experience helps children develop their skills in observation, reflection, and creation, while also introducing them to artistic ways of thinking. Each child completes their own artwork to take home, while parents enjoy a guided tour of the museum, discovering the unique story of the hammam.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum’s adult learning program continues with “Ceramics Workshop with Yasemin Özcan: Grounding,” led by artist and writer Yasemin Özcan.

French artist Juliette Minchin’s first solo exhibition in Turkey, Where the River Burns , brings together site-specific works inspired by the layered history and architecture of the hammam.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum’s adult learning program begins with " Photographing Urban Water Heritage: A Photo Walk with Murat Germen ”, led by architect, photographer and artist Murat Germen. As part of the program, participants will explore and document diverse architectural examples of urban water heritage through walking, observing, and photographing, starting from Zeyrek Çinili Hamam and continuing through the unique structures of the Zeyrek neighborhood.

As part of its Learning Program dedicated to introducing cultural heritage to future generations, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum, in partnership with Şehir Dedektifi, presents the third edition of its children’s workshops, inviting young participants to explore the story of bathing culture.

As part of its Learning Program dedicated to introducing cultural heritage to future generations, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum, in partnership with Şehir Dedektifi, presents the second edition of its children's workshops,Pursuing Water In Zeyrek. During the workshop, children will learn about the role of water systems in Zeyrek Çinili Hamam. Using maps and visual materials, they will trace the city's historical water infrastructure and understand its impact on urban development. Through hands-on modeling activities, children will develop three-dimensional thinking, enhance their creative design skills, and gain a deeper appreciation for historic sites.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum, in partnership with Şehir Dedektifi , invites children to uncover Zeyrek's rich architectural and urban heritage. As part of its Learning Program, this workshop connects young participants with cultural history, inspiring a deeper understanding of the past and its relevance to the future. During the workshop, children will embark on an interactive journey through Zeyrek's historic structures, create posters and maps, and engage in discussions on essential topics such as "urban rights" and "urban heritage." This engaging program enhances historical awareness while fostering creativity and critical thinking.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Museum, inaugurated as part of the comprehensive restoration of Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, is preparing to celebrate the legacy of hammam culture and architecture with a Wikimarathon.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam will be hosting a new series of talks. Focusing on the book Barbarossa’s Çinili Hamam: A Masterpiece by Sinan , published concurrently with the opening of the hammam, the talks joined by the authors in the book will explore the various aspects of the hammam. Hosted by the book’s editors Aslı Özbay and Aykut Şengözer, the talks will take place between January 20–February 24, 2024 at the men’s cold room of Zeyrek Çinili Hamam. Visitors who arrive 30 minutes before the talk will have the opportunity to take a short tour in the hammam. Offering experts’ historical, socio-cultural and architectural perspectives on Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, these talks will also be an opportunity to experience the hammam’s architecture before it opens for bathing in April 2024

Traditional tunes of old Istanbul revisited at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam.

Join us for the closing night of Healing Ruins at a performance specially designed for the exhibition.

The third and final exhibition talk for Healing Ruins brings exhibition artists Cecilia Granara and Lara Ögel together. Hosted by exhibition’s curator Anlam de Coster, the talk titled “Transformation Rituals” will focus on the artists’ own practices, transformation and alchemical rituals as well as the symbolic realm of the hammam.

The second exhibition talk for Healing Ruins brings one of the exhibition’s artists Ahmet Doğu İpek, historian of architecture Prof. Zeynep Kuban Tokgöz and architect Nevzat Sayın together. Hosted by the exhibition’s curator Anlam de Coster, the talk titled “ Stones and Spolia ” traces the story of Ahmet Doğu İpek’s site-specific “Spolia” series created for Healing Ruins as well the spolia materials in the history of architecture.

Exhibition talks for Healing Ruins start on November 9. Hosted by the exhibition’s curator Anlam de Coster, author and curator Elâ Atakan and Şenol Ayla, host of the radio program “Didik Didik Freud” and author of the book with the same title (both with Serol Teber) will explore the psychoanalytic and archeological aspect of the exhibition at the talk titled “Excavating Healing Ruins”.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam opens its doors to the public for the 17th Istanbul Biennial organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, offering a first look at the building following a major 12-year restoration and providing a unique opportunity for visitors to see the space for free.