Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum Museum

The Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum (Resim ve Heykel Müzesi) is an art museum in Ankara that preserves and exhibits collections of Turkish painting and sculpture. It presents works by Turkish artists spanning late Ottoman and Republican-era developments in the visual arts.

Exhibitions typically include a permanent collection of paintings and sculptures alongside rotating temporary displays and special exhibitions focused on modern Turkish art. The museum’s displays aim to document changes in style and subject matter in Turkey’s fine arts over the 20th century.

The institution was created in the 20th century as part of Ankara’s cultural development as the capital of the Republic and remains part of the city’s network of museums and cultural venues. It functions as both an exhibition space and a cultural repository for Turkish visual arts.

The museum is located in central Ankara and is accessible from major city districts; it is visited by those interested in Turkish art history and 20th-century artistic movements.

• Plan your visit midweek and check the museum's current opening hours and temporary-exhibition schedule on the official site before you go.
• Aim for a morning visit to avoid afternoon school groups and to have more space to view national and modern Turkish artworks.
• Look up current temporary shows in advance - the museum rotates exhibitions, and knowing what's on lets you focus your time on works of greatest interest.