Image: Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Sarıyer
Sakıp Sabancı Museum has announced a talk that will use Yoko Ono’s works as a starting point for discussing how contemporary art is installed, exhibited and protected. The session is scheduled for August 6, 2026, at 2 p.m. in the museum’s Conservation Laboratory in Sarıyer.
According to the museum’s notice, Nurçin Kural Özgörüş, the manager of SSM’s Conservation Laboratory, will speak with participants about the conservation measures applied during the installation and display of contemporary artworks. The announcement says the discussion will draw on Ono’s pieces as an example, but it does not specify which works will be addressed.
The program places conservation itself at the center of the event, rather than treating it as a behind-the-scenes technical issue. By linking the topic to Yoko Ono, the museum is framing the talk around the practical challenges that can arise when exhibiting contemporary art, including handling, mounting and the precautions needed to safeguard the work while it is on view.
Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s conservation unit is presenting the session in its own laboratory space, underscoring the institutional role of conservation in the museum’s public programming. The announcement identifies the venue specifically as the SSM Conservation Laboratory, indicating that the talk will take place in a setting closely connected to the museum’s preservation work.
The museum’s message is brief, but it gives a clear outline of the event: a conservation-focused discussion led by a specialist from the institution, anchored in the example of an internationally known artist’s work. It is open to participants and set for Thursday afternoon, August 6, 2026, at 14:00.
No further details were provided in the announcement about capacity, registration, or whether the talk will be linked to a broader exhibition program. The listed event remains the museum’s conservation laboratory talk on Yoko Ono and the precautions used in presenting contemporary art.
