Posts written by: EGe

Pergamonmuseum & Museum of Islamic Art, July 2018

I do not know how many times I visited the Pergamon Museum :) But this time it was being restored so most of the sections were closed! The Market Gate of Miletus, reconstruction with modern additions, Roman, Trajan era, Miletus, ca. 100 AD Proceeding bull from the Ishtar Gate (III. Stage) - 6th Century BCIshtar Gate (604–562 v. Chr.) Part…

Neues Museum Berlin, July 2018

Eight years after I visited the "Neues Museum" in Berlin again in 2018. Back then "Neferitti" was not displayed this way; I was surprised to see that it got more protection now. Coffin of Hat, 26th Dynasty, 610–595 BCE Bust of King AkhenatenThutmose Amenophis (Amenhotep) IV. / Echnaton, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1340 BCEDomestic altar with the royal couple…

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, June 2018

Soooo, my first time in Staatsgalerie. After I moved there, I have of course paid more visits to this wonderful collection. It even has a "Mona Lisa" copy from 16-17th century! Again with Sevde! You will see the "Triadic Ballet" from Oskar Schlemmer here again! I also have it in my blog, as I visited Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid…

La Galleria Nazionale, April 2018

Time is Out of Joint 11/10/2016 - 15/04/2018 I did not know that this Roma museum would surprise me that much! I was astonished to Klimt's work "Thre Three Ages of a Woman" all of a sudden in front of me. You might know it, IKEA sold a part of this painting as a print on canvas for a long…

Galleria Borghese, April 2018

Entrance This was my second time in Villa Borghese and I was amazed again! Not to forget Caravaggios & Berninis in the museum. Normally you need to reserve a slot before you go, it seemed fully booked on the internet however we tried our chance and took the place of some people who did not come. Every room of this…

Acropolis Museum, December 2017

I actually have visited Acropolis archaeological site back in 2003 with my parents however the museum inaugurated in 2009. So as I have visiting Athens for business purposes I paid a visit to the museum. Its collection has the most of the original sculptural and architectural pieces of the monuments that are conserved. The Caryatids

Abdülmecid Efendi Köşkü, November 2017

Kapı Çalana Açılır / Doors Open to Those Who Knock 8 September–12 November 2017 A super-duper contrast again. "Encounter with a parallel universe, a universe that is frozen in time but still in motion" says the co-curator Károly Aliotti...A stunning late 19th century neo-Ottoman wooden mansion hosting provocative contemporary art. On top of that the villa was opened to the public…

Lenbachhaus, November 2017

THE BLUE RIDER RETURNS February 3, 2016 – June 30, 2018 GABRIELE MÜNTER / Painting to the point October 31, 2017 – April 8, 2018 PICTURE PERFECT / Views from the 19th Century February 21, 2017 – October 27, 2019 The wonderful Lenbachhaus of Münich... I got to know Gabriele Münter and the movement she was also involved in along…

15th Istanbul Biennial / 15. Istanbul Bienali

"A good neighbour" / İyi bir Komşu September 16 – November 12, 2017 Is a good neighbour someone you rarely see?Is a good neighbour a family without pets?Is a good neighbour someone who just moved in?Is a good neighbour reading the same newspaper as you?Is a good neighbour important to you?Is a good neighbour your friend on Facebook?Is a good…

Egyptian Museum Munich, October 2017

The Egyptian museum in Munich is the only museum outside of Egypt solely dedicated to displaying ancient Egyptian exhibits. 5000 years of Egyptian history across 1800 m2. So true!