Dear friends of the Museum for Islamic Art,

We cordially invite you to a guided tour of the exhibition “Bosporus Beats. Views of Istanbul from 1500 to 1800” in the Kupferstichkabinett on March 20, 2026, starting at 4:30 p.m. 

About the exhibition
Works on paper depicting the cosmopolitan city of Istanbul and its inhabitants are the focus of the exhibition. Fascinating drawings, prints and books reveal the diverse connections between Central Europe and the metropolis on the Bosporus.
Works by world-famous artists such as Pollaiuolo, Dürer, Coecke van Aelst, Rembrandt, Liotard and Chodowiecki, including rare and seldom-seen examples, testify to the great interest in Ottoman and Turkish culture throughout the centuries. The works present a complex picture. Some artists ponder art and music’s significance, express curiosity and wonder, and record splendour and elegance. Others promote propagandistic aims and spread prejudice. Contemporary artistic approaches complement the selection of works with reflections on questions of identity and stereotyping.

The special tour begins at 4:30 p.m. The meeting point is at 4:25 p.m. in the entrance area of the Gemäldegalerie, Matthäikirchplatz 8, 10785 Berlin.

Registration
Please register at info@fmik.de by March 10, 2026. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The number of participants is limited to 20. Therefore, we kindly ask you to release your place if you are unable to attend, so that other friends have the opportunity to take your place.

Yours sincerely, Your Executive Board

Irene Fellmann    Nadia Nagie    Cornelia Weber   Stefan Weber    Volkmar Wenzel    Philipp Zobel