The Pera Museum in İstanbul has rearranged part of its permanent collection for the summer season, offering its visitors a fresh exhibition that focuses on Turkish coffee rituals and ceremonies from its vast collection of Kütahya ceramics and tiles.

“Coffee Break: The Adventure of Coffee in Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics” features 105 pieces from the museum’s Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection. The collection dates back to the 1980s and originally consisted of over 800 artifacts representing various periods. A majority of the items in the collection are from the period between the 18th and 20th centuries.

The renewed concept of the show not only looks at routines and rituals centered on coffee, but also offers insight into Ottoman coffeehouses, which constituted an important element of the public sphere in Ottoman daily life. After the 16th century, coffeehouses increasingly functioned like the “social media” spaces of their times.

The Pera Museum is located on Meşrutiyet Caddesi, No. 65, in Tepebaşı. The museum is open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12 p.m.-6 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday. İstanbul Today’s Zaman .

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