Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires

A major UK-first exhibition exploring 1,600 years of extraordinary art and design, offering a compelling new perspective on a city defined by artistic excellence across more than a millennium.
Exhibition

  • Opens Saturday, 7 November 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • Galleries 38 and 39

  • Tickets available soon

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Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires

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Header image:
(Detail:) Ottoman processional scroll, 17th century. Image provided by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester, Turkish MS4