The first private museum in Turkey to hold modern and contemporary art exhibitions, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art was founded in 2004 at an 8000-square-meter warehouse on the shore of the Bosphorus.
Istanbul Modern, with its temporary and permanent exhibition halls, photography gallery, educational and social programs, library, cinema, restaurant, and store, offers a broad array of services aiming to instill a love of the arts in visitors from all walks of life and provide them with the opportunity to participate actively in the fields of art and culture. Through its interdisciplinary approach to the visual arts İstanbul Modern specifically features architectural and design projects in its program.
Within the scope of the 1st Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul Modern hosted Musibet. Curated by Emre Arolat, Musibet is one of the two main exhibitions of the biennial.