Ongoing Exhibitions

27 Kasım 2024 - 10 Haziran 2025

Horsepower

HORSEPOWER Horses, with their strong and agile nature, have met humanity's transportation and carriage needs for centuries. For this reason, they have been a subject of both art and engineering for hundreds of years. We know that the term "horsepower" was first used by James Watt in the late 18th century when steam engines began to be produced, to easily convey the power of these machines. One of the most important areas where the horse's influence on engineering and design has manifested is the automotive industry. Under the title of “Horse Power”, we are bringing together two separate collections. Our horse collection, consisting of approximately 500 pieces produced from a wide variety of materials from different periods and geographies, is exhibited in the Rahmi M. Koç Private Collection, which is located in the Lengerhane Building Exhibition Hall. Our Automobile Collection, which reveals the historical development of the automobile industry inspired by the “Horse” from the 19th century to the present, consisting of both our own collection and automobiles we have borrowed from collectors interested in this subject, awaits our visitors in the Tersane Building Erdoğan Gönül Gallery. We hope that this exhibition, which brings together horses and automobiles, is, in a sense, a meeting of art and engineering.