The first exhibition of the collection, 'A Cross Section from 1988 to the Present', was held on December 25, 2004 and featured the following artists:
Abdurrahman Öztoprak, Adem Genç, Adnan Çoker, Ahmet Oran, Alaettin Aksoy, Ali Atmaca, Alp Tamer Ulukılıç, Bedri Baykam, Burhan Doğançay, Candeğer Furtun, Devrim Erbil, Ergin İnan, Ertuğrul Ateş, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Habip Aydoğdu, Haşim Nur Gürel, Gülsün Karamustafa, Güngör Taner, Kemal Önsoy, Kezban Arca Batıbeki, Mehmet Güleryüz, Mehmet Gün, Mustafa Ata, Neriman Polat, Nezaket Ekici, Ömer Uluç, Tomur Atagök, Tülay Börtçene, Zahit Büyükişleyen, Assume Vivid, Barbara Kruger, Bruno Peinado, Daniele Buetti, David Tremlett, David Salle, Doug Aitken, Eric Fischl, Fabian Marcaccio, Gilbert and George, Günther Förg, Hiroshi Sugito, Johannes Wohnseifer, Julian Schnabel, Kendell Geers, Lea Asja Pagenkemper, Loris Cecchini, Luca Zampetti, Michael Lin, Nan Goldin, Olivier Blanckart, Paul McCarthy, Peter Halley, Piero Gilardi, Sol LeWitt, Stephen Dean, Tracey Emin, Won Ju Lin
This organization, which was the first time the Elgiz Collection was exhibited, not only showcased the works collected from the early periods of the collection to the present day, but also brought to the fore Turkey's first private collection museum in the field of contemporary art.