Stage
Theatre, music, dance and performance
Yücel Arts Center
An arts space open to the productions of today, within history.
In the heart of Sultanahmet: a living venue for performing arts, culture, learning and encounters.
Yücel Arts Center
More than a venue
Yücel Arts Center is the arts and culture venue of Yücel Cultural Foundation in Istanbul's historic centre.
It makes room for theatre, music, dance, film screenings, workshops, talks and work across disciplines. It brings new encounters and shared experiences to the Foundation's work supporting young people's journeys in culture, arts and education since 1969.
70 mto Hagia Sophia
Sultanahmet
Within Istanbul's living memory.
Yücel Arts Center is located on the historic Abud Efendi Mansion campus in Sultanahmet, 70 metres from Hagia Sophia.
One wall of the venue adjoins the historic stone wall of the Basilica Cistern. This connection gives productions and gatherings an atmosphere in touch with Istanbul's layered history.
Beyond the programme
What happens here?
Making
Rehearsals, shoots and creative work
Learning
Workshops, education and exchange
Gathering
Talks, screenings and cultural events
The centre's approach
We believe an arts space is more than a stage.
Yücel Arts Center is alive as a place where audiences, artists, ideas and creative work can meet.
What the venue offers
A few facts about the centre
242Movable seating capacity
24 mStage depth
110Vehicle parking capacity
Yücel Cultural Foundation
Yücel Cultural Foundation’s arts and culture venue
Since 1969, Yücel Cultural Foundation has supported young people's development through culture and the arts, education, scholarship programmes and international youth work. Yücel Arts Center is where that journey meets arts and culture.
Create at the centre
Use the space for your project.
Apply for performances, rehearsals, shoots, workshops and other uses of the venue.
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