2019

January 01, 2019 - March 31, 2019

Duty of Memory Wrecks Photography Exhibition By Stefano Benazzo

In Benazzo’s photographic research of stranded wrecks, the key words are passion, emotion and duty of memory. His research is inspired by the ambition to show symbols of courage, pain and fear, and bears witness of his compassion towards those who experienced those predicaments while working, sailing and fighting at sea. Wrecks, now part of Nature, carry with them the memory of those who receive no mention in history books and remind us of the families of the Sailors. The exhibition will be open until 31 March 2019.

April 01, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Steamboats of Turkish Shipowners Painting Exhibition by Haslet Soyöz

The ‘Steam Boats of Turkish Shipowners’ exhibition, consisting of 19 oil paintings, features iron legends that Soyöz painted as a result of months of research, scrapped or changed hands due to the death of first generation shipowners. The exhibition serves as an archive for Turkish maritime families and Turkish commercial shipping.

May 07, 2019 - September 29, 2019

Civil Maritime History from 1910 to Present

The “Civil Maritime History from 1910 to Present Exhibition” brought together the unique collection of Reşit Mehmet Erol, his knowledge about maritime history and a special selection from the museum’s collection, and presented the unique history that started in the last century of Ottoman Empire which continued during the establishment and development periods of the new Turkish Republic.