Ara Güler Museum

During my first visit to Turkey, I loved to visit what I love and what makes my heart happy and increases my passion for arts and photography. A more than wonderful place "Ara Güler Museum"The place has souls that steal our attention..
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This museum is located off the beaten path, but in a very cool place. The Museum, 212 photo gallery, Torch brewery and a few restaurants are making together a beautiful backyard where you can chill between visiting any of these places.
The museum itself is very nice. It shows the whole Ara Guler’s body of work, beautifully printed and displayed. Highly recommended!

Free museum. Great collection of Ara Guler's photography.

Breathtaking is the closest word that cannot describe the experience.
I went there and found myself lost in the photos taken by Ara Güler, whom was called the eye of Istanbul. And that title suits him well.
The photos were taken from everyday life of Istanbuli people going about their lives. But they told the story of life back then.
The frames, the photos and the stories were amazing.
There was also a collection of photos of Ara himself, with notable characters like Picasso, Salvador Dali and so forth.
I highly recommend for photo and life enthusiasts not to miss this experience of a lifetime.

This is a must-see if you are a photographer. This great man captured some iconic images of Turkey during the 60's and 70's. The exhibition is free, in a superb venue, with a delightful food/bar courtyard.

If you are at Bomontiada, you should check it out. Entrance is free. A small museum dedicated to honour Ara Guler, iconic Turkish photographer.

A very nice small museum dedicated to Ara Güler’s photography.

Such memorial place of extraordinary photography art. Like it!

Amazing, you gotta pass by it if you are visiting Sisli

A journey in his eyes i wonder why he isn't much appreciated in his own country comparing to other places ..

A great exhibition! Good photos as well as narration and Güler's old cameras and sketches

Lovely exhibition of photography and history from some of the great man’s work. The story behind Aphrodisias and Ara’s early work is tremendous. I particularly liked how there was plenty of English translations. Well done (hopefully Google admin will move the pin to the correct location in Atöyle).

Without the great Magnum photojournalist Ara Güler, the golden age of post-World War II Istanbul would have been lost for ever. But the canny fellow not only captured the humanity of the age, he made sure that his legacy would survive. On his 90th birthday in August 2018, he got his own museum in the Bomontiada arts centre, the former Bomonti Beer Factory. He was to die just a few weeks later. A massive operation is in full swing to digitize and catalogue some 70.000 images taken between 1955 and Ara's death. (Cornucopia Mag. issue 60)

If you're into photography, this is a must see. Entrance is free of charge. Exhibition is small but really nice.

Small museum but very interesting and educating content.

Can take quality coffee at good environment inside cafe.

Fantastic expirience. Great photographer

Ara Güler çok önemli bir fotoğraf sanatçısı olduğundan kendisinin elinden çıkan bu müthiş ve eşsiz fotoğraf karelerini mutlaka görmenizi tavsiye ediyorum öncelikle

Müze binası Şişli de yer alıyor.
Tarihi bira fabrikasının yerleşkesinde bulunuyor.
Giriş ücretsiz
Pazartesi hariç her gün 18.00'a kadar açık
Şu anki sergi Türk Edebiyatının önemli isimlerinin siyah beyaz fotoğraflarını sunan "Bir Avuç Güzel İnsan"

Müzenin hemen karşısındaki mekanlarda oturup kahve de içebilirsiniz.

Endroit atypique (ancienne brasserie) parfait pour accueillir les photographies du grand Ara Güler, l'oeil d'Istanbul. Et l'entrée est gratuite ! Beau cadeau 🙏

Ara Güler Müzesi, ünlü Türk fotoğrafçı Ara Güler'in etkileyici eserlerine ev sahipliği yaparak ziyaretçilere unutulmaz bir deneyim sunuyor. Müze, Güler'in eşsiz bakış açısıyla yakaladığı anları ve Türkiye'nin tarihini fotoğraf karelerinde gözler önüne seriyor. Sergilenen eserler, sanatseverlere Türk kültürü, tarihi ve insan manzaralarına dair derin bir anlayış kazandırıyor. Ara Güler Müzesi, ziyaretçilere görsel bir şölen sunarken aynı zamanda Türk fotoğrafçılığının ve sanatının önemli bir merkezi konumunda bulunuyor.