Hacettepe Art Museum

Hacettepe Art Museum; a museum located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, affiliated with Hacettepe University. Founded on 4 October 2005, the museum houses works by many important artists who have made a name both nationally and internationally, primarily Burhan Doğançay; the museum also contains works by master artists such as Şeref Akdik, Hikmet Onat, Feyhaman Duran, Avni Arbaş, Nevzat Akoral, Nuri Abaç, Fikret Otyam and Hayati Misman. The museum was taken under renovation in 2015 and, after being closed to visitors for two years, reopened on 17 October 2017 on the 50th anniversary of Hacettep University.

The museum, whose inventory includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics and videos, hosted only 80 works when it opened in 2005. Today, as a result of donations and purchases, the number of artworks in the museum has exceeded 500.

Founded Yesterday, From Today

The Founded Yesterday, From Today exhibition is an exhibition organized in memory of the 50th anniversary of Hacettepe University. The curatorship was undertaken by Dilek Karaaziz Şener and Zuhal Baysar, and its content consists of about 80 works donated to the museum.