AHMED ADNAN SAYGUN CULTURE AND ART CENTRE HAS BEEN COMPLETED

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has completed Ahmed Adnan Saygun Culture and Art in December 2008. The center, fulfilling the expectations of the art-lovers, has become the most important art center of the country with its fantastic architecture, acoustic and comfort.

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Culture and Art Centre was projected to fulfill the needs of İzmir in this field with its contemporary architecture, audience capacity and technical equipment.

The Hall where various concerts and conferences are to be organized has 1225 seat-capacity.

The center includes lifted orchestra pit, fully-equipped stage lightening, sound mechanisms, acoustic system designed in compliance with international standards, 8 simultaneous translation cabins, necessary infrastructure and technical equipment for live broadcast, air conditioning and basin mechanisms, a large foyer, administrative parts and areas designed for the artists’ use.

In the building there is also a second hall with an audience-capacity of 250 suitable for recital and chamber music concerts, large exhibition halls spreading into two floors, 4 meeting rooms with a seat capacity of 50 people each.

There are 6 fire escapes (suitable for disabled people) and a large shelter suitable for the disabled use as well.

BORNOVA CULTURE CENTER

One of the culture and art centers of İzmir has been brought in to the city at Bornova Atatürk District.

GÜZELBAHÇE AMPHITHEATRE HAS BEEN COMPLETED

The Amphitheatre built on an area of 1500 m2 has a capacity of 1140 people. There is a theatre on the top floor, and by benefiting from flat difference of area, the mezzanine floor is arranged as foyer, and the ground floor as exhibition hall.

ÇIĞLI CULTURAL CENTRE

In 3 floored building located on an area of 1219 m2 at Big Çiğli Şirintepe district, there are 120 people capacity conference hall, meeting hall, education office, children game room and library.

HISTORICAL PLACES IS BEING ACHIEVED TO THE CULTURE 
COAL GAS FACTORY

Historical Airgas Factory, which was constructed by French 150 years ago, was restorated by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in accordance with its originality by spending 6.5 million TL and put into service with a magnificent opening ceremony. At the ceremony, Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu spoke his belief that with the careful restoration works and landscaping arrangements, Historical Airgas Factory would be one of the most active culture-art centers of Izmir and continue to give service for centuries.

FROM ANATOLIAN CLUB TO CITY LIBRARY

Historical Anatolian Club Building at Alsancak, restorated by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, has turned out to be a permanent library.

MONUMENTS-STATUES-MUSEUMS

INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY AND STATE COUNCIL MONUMENT

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality erected an “Independent Judiciary and State Council Monument” in İnciraltı with an intension to condemn attacks against the State Council realized on 17 May 2006.

MUSEUM SHIP

Together with the cooperation of South Commander Sea Area, the museum in which a ship and a submarine are exhibited was put into service on 01 July 2007. In Sea Museum social historical and technical developments of marine are exhibited.

NATURAL STONE MUSEUM

Natural Stones and Technologies Museum was opened at Culturepark where various natural stones are exhibited.


İNCİRALTI RECREATION AREA

The city forest established at İnciraltı Recreation Area has been decorated with statues. 18 statues, more of which consists of animal figures, were sculptured by Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylul University.