Rezan Has Museum


The Rezan Has Museum is a private museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to culture and arts. Ahu Has daughter in law of the philanthropist Turkish businessman Kadir Has, founded the museum in May 2007. The museum is named after Rezan Has, wife of Kadir Has.
The museum, situated in a historical building, is located in Cibali neighborhood of Fatih district on the southern shore of the Golden Horn. It is open to public every day between 9-18 local time.
The museum has a very unusual archaeological collection, and provides space for exhibitions within the Kadir Has University's building, a European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage winning redevelopment from the historical "Cibali Tabacco Factory".
The museum consists of a cistern dating back to the 11th century, called "Karanlık çeşme", which is one of the few Byzantian structures outside of the Walls of Constantinople along Golden Horn.

Exhibitions

The Rezan Has Museum hosts archeological, cultural and arts exhibitions for limited times.
;"Silent Witnesses From Neolithic Period to the Seljuks":
March 23, 2009 – May 30, 2012

Archeological items found between the Golden Horn and Anatolia.
;New Stories
September 15-November 20, 2011

Works of Mehmet Kutlu, a contemporary Turkish ceramic artists.
;Like Moths to the Flame-The Ottoman Fire Brigades:
February 24-August 31, 2011

Devices and instruments used by the Ottoman fire brigades and historical photographs.
;Whispers of the Lost Languages:
October 14, 2010 – January 30, 2011

Archeological cuneiform script examples showing early writing systems.
;Do You Know Hasankeyf?:
May 27-September 30, 2010

Photographs about Hasankeyf.
;The Centennial Tale of Turkish Painting II:
November 19, 2009 – April 30, 2010