Snow falls silently on us, on the trees, on the street cats…

Sunay Akın, who has followed the trail of the snowman among those researching the history of kings, gives wings to the dreams of the Istanbul Toy Museum and the Türkiye İş Bankası Museum with this exhibition, and for the first time makes visible the history of our snow friend, who brings a little happiness into our lives, however briefly, and puts a smile on our faces…

The cause of the problems put on the table as “Global Warming” or the “Climate Crisis”, which call on us to be more sensitive to nature, is not the snowman but us humans.

Putting on its white costume from Istanbul’s wardrobe, it lays before our eyes a truth we must not stay silent about: we must not pollute or use up nature; we must protect it!

Our snow friend is out there in nature, waiting hopefully to play with us. May our snow friend come again to play with us…

The exhibition can be visited free of charge until 28 February 2027 at the Türkiye İş Bankası Museum in Eminönü. Visiting hours: every day except Monday, 10:00–18:00.