Istanbul's Most Important Museums
Museums are an integral part of the history of any country. The same applies to Turkey. Museums in it indicate the ancient civilization built on its land. Museums in Turkey are widely spread, especially in Istanbul, which is its most important city. Museums in this city are of great importance in several areas. It also receives great attention by the Turkish government because of the features that each of these museums enjoys.
The most important museums in Istanbul:
There are a large number of museums in Istanbul, Turkey, and each has its own features and specifications that distinguish it from others, the most important of which are:
Istanbul Archeology Museum:
-This museum is considered one of the most important archaeological museums in the city
-More than a million artifacts of different types between beauty and excitement and mystery, which indicates the ancient civilization built on the land of Istanbul, This museum is located in Sultanahmet district, and was built in the late 1891. Therefore, the location and history of this museum gives it great importance in the tourist field in Istanbul, what promotes this area in the museum is several features are available in the museum for tourists and visitors.
The advantages offered by the museum:
-Allowing tourists to photograph antiquities, taking into account that touching it or getting close to it, photography is also allowed in the museum's outer courtyard which is considered a great view to take souvenir photos with the museum.
-The Museum Administration conducts guiding campaigns inside the Museum, and distributes a number of guides who deliver tourists to the antiques they want to see and bring them to all sections of the museum and introduce them to them.
-Allow visitors and tourists to roam all sections of the museum with freedom of accompany, and the museum administration is very welcoming of visitors and visitors.
-Istanbul Archeology Museum contains a great diversity of antiquities of ancient civilizations from diverse source, it contains antiquities from all civilizations and not only built on the land of Turkey, such as the Mesopotamian civilization and Pharaonic and Egyptian monuments
-These antiquities are located in a certain corner of the museum, which is what gave the museum a difference in the antiquities in it, which means that it will attract a greater number of visitors to it.
-This museum contains the civilization of the Ottoman Empire as well as Turkish civilization, and large numbers of tourists around the world are looking for this civilization and Ottoman monuments.
-It contains various religious civilizations; the civilizations of the Islamic and Christian religions, which are among the most famous monotheistic religions.
-This museum has average entry prices compared to other museums of the same Importance, in addition to having hotels close to it to meet tourists in terms of temporary housing, and providing a variety of services within it.
Topkapi Palace Museum:
This museum was opened in 1924 on the outskirts of the Bosphorus, which is considered one of the most important tourist areas in the region, and this location gave it great importance in several areas and made it one of the first museums in Istanbul, and it has several advantages.
Features of Topkapi Palace Museum:
Tourists are allowed to take photos but in specific sections of the museum and not all because of the great privacy of the antiques in some sections, and photography is also allowed outside in the patio that overlooks the Bosphorus and very picturesque places.
-The museum administration distributes guided tours in all sections of the museum and plays audio, light, or on-screen instructions.
-The museum displays some important artifacts beautifully, especially ancient Christianity antiques which occupy a beautiful corner of the museum.
-This museum contains many ancient civilizations from all ages from the Middle Ages to the modern day, as the diversity of civilizations has a major role in attracting large numbers of tourists and visitors to the museum, adding to its importance in the world of tourism.
-It contains interesting artifacts belonging to well-known ancient civilizations, and is placed in a specific section apart from other artifacts, these artifacts date back to the Byzantine state and the Roman civilization and the Persian civilization, which gave the museum great importance among the museums of Istanbul.
-As for Islamic civilization, this museum takes care of it and dedicates a section large for it, this section contains old copies of the Noble Qur’an and well-known books to explain the Qur’an
-It also contains many holdings belonging to the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, and some belonging to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, which made the number of visitors to the museum larger and more.
-The museum contains sections related to war artifacts and special military weapons in the country, the weapons range from bayonets, swords, shields and other ancient weapons used in the ancient wars that took place on the land of Turkey.
-This museum contains marine artifacts that were used in the old ships that linked between continents, like ancient navigation tools.
-This museum also displays works and artifacts, which is something that a large number of tourists and those interested in works of art love to see, and among these artifacts that are displayed in it are the fine, plastic arts, graphic arts, mosaic pieces, artwork creations and urban designs. This gives the museum great importance in the world of tourism in Istanbul.
-In this museum, there is a special section on the living models of the ancient peoples who lived on Earth .These models are the coins used by the peoples, as well as the models of the old houses, the carts, household utensils, household furniture, and the clothes that these peoples were wearing.
-This museum is open to tourists every day of the week except for Tuesday.
It remains closed for cleaning operations that include all its sections and spaces.
- It is distinguished by the fact that entrance prices to it are slightly more expensive than other museums in the city of Istanbul, as it is characterized by hotels, commercial centers and service centers surrounding it, such as restaurants and cafes and other centers that are interested in meeting the needs of visitors.
-Some sections narrate the ancient civilization of Turkey and the rulers who ruled it. This is something that tourists and those coming to Turkey are interested in knowing about the country's history and civilization.
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-Chocolate Museum:
You can understand the content of this museum from its name. It is one of the most important museums in the Turkish city of Istanbul. This importance is due to its presence within a huge chocolate factory called the Pallet Factory, which is one of the most famous factories in Turkey.
This museum occupies an area of ??25 thousand square meters and consists of several halls. Each contains chocolate masterpieces.
Features of the Chocolate Museum:
Visitors to this museum can enjoy visiting the halls in it, which are:
-Chocolate waterfalls hall, so that visitors to this museum can enjoy seeing the waterfalls that pump in beautiful shapes, and taste from these waterfalls with a wonderful taste and smell, and in this hall there are structures of animals and trees made of different types of chocolate, and these structures are characterized by natural beauty, It is the first time that natural ingredients are made from such materials.
-The tourist attractions hall in Istanbul, where there are famous tourist attractions made of chocolate, such as the Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Palace and the Bosphorus Bridge.
-Well-known personalities hall, in this hall there are figures of well-known figures throughout history, such as the ancient rulers and others.
These figures were made entirely of chocolate, which attracted large numbers of tourists and those interested in this museum to see what can be made with chocolate bars.
-The Puppets Hall, in this hall there is a small theater in which the puppets are moved manually.
This museum is of interest to people who are looking for museums for children, because of the great turnout of children to the halls of models made of chocolate and puppet halls in this museum.
-This museum is characterized by the possibility of purchasing some souvenirs of the landmarks of Istanbul made of chocolate.
-The museum administration also allows visitors to see how they are made by looking at the work of the kitchen specialized in making them.
-It is also characterized by cheap entry cards to the museum and the many service centers next to it, such as hotels, restaurants and commercial centers.
-Museum of Modern Art:
You can know the content of the museum from its name, as it is a newly opened museum in 2004 in the Beyo?lu district near the Bosphorus, and this museum is interested in modern and contemporary art only to encourage artists in the country and in order to ensure the publication and fame of beautiful paintings.
Several things you can do in the museum:
-Take a tour between the museum's departments, visit every corner in it, in order to enjoy seeing the beautiful artifacts in it, and get an idea of ??the content of the art displays and antiques inside the museum.
-Seeing the artifacts of great value in the museum, which were brought from all countries of the world, especially the famous European artifacts, which occupy an area of ??its sections, and it is an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the different archaeological values ??among the artifacts in the countries of the world.
-It is also possible to visit the antiques section that dates back to ancient centuries, which have been placed in a specific section for lovers of ancient art, and the ancient way of making antiques.
-You can join the art workshops organized by the Museum on a regular basis every year, in order to visit the art, antiquities and photographs workshops, and you can also join the exhibitions it holds that are interested in the art and archaeological exhibits in Istanbul.
-The possibility of visiting the Museum of Modern Art Library, and the possibility of reading books in it about the history of ancient and modern art and the most famous artists and artists in the region, as well as the possibility of taking memorial photos inside the library and within the museum’s sections.
-This museum is characterized by cheap prices to enter it, and the surrounding tourist areas and natural landmarks in the case that visitors to the museum decide to complete the tourism process in Istanbul, and it is also characterized by many service centers surrounding it, such as health and commercial centers and hotels.
-Islamic museum:
This museum is considered one of the most important museums in Istanbul, which is very interested in religion.
- This museum is located in the Sultanahmet Palace area and was built in 1524 and was a palace for the Ottoman Minister Ibrahim Pasha and in 1914, it was turned into an Islamic Museum, and it became the primary destination for visitors interested in watching Islamic civilizations and artifacts within its sections, which it is rated very regularly.
Features offered in the Islamic Museum:
There are several advantages provided by the museum administration in order to support the movement of tourism throughout the museum, namely:
-Allow to roam in all its sections and corners, and see all the archaeological exhibits related to the Islamic religion, which is visited by large numbers of Muslims around the world, not only Muslims who come to visit these Islamic displays, but also groups of other religions who visit it to witness the greatness of Islamic antiquities.
-it opens its door for visitors to see the 15 thousand Ottoman manuscripts, which indicate the strong relationship between Islamic civilization and the Ottoman Empire, and the Islamic development that occurred during the era of the Ottoman Empire in all aspects.
-Permission to see the valuable archaeological artifacts that the Ottoman sultans had, including cloaks, hats, and traditional clothing, as well as old Turkish furniture and pieces of carpets, which are among the most famous types of carpets in the world, in addition to ancient military holdings and the means used by the ancients in wars such as swords, shields and carts drawn by animals.
-Allow visitors to attend instructive seminars on the history of ancient and contemporary Islam and the stages of development that took place in all areas of Islam, which greatly affected other religions, as well as talk about Islamic heroism and conquests that roamed the whole world, allowing visitors the opportunity to learn more about the Islamic religion.
-Artistic displays are formed periodically, through which visitors to the museum can see the artifacts that are found in some of its sections, which date back to the Middle Ages and some that date back to modern centuries. These artifacts vary between folk artifacts, Islamic artifacts, and antiques belonging to famous artists whose masterpieces are difficult to find in other museums.
-This museum opens its doors daily to receive visitors from nine o’clock in the morning until six thirty in the evening, as it is characterized by average entry prices for adults and children, and is also characterized by the service centers close to it to ensure temporary housing for tourists who visit it from all over the world in order to learn about the landmarks of religion Islamic and its collections.
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-Ataturk Museum:
It is one of the famous museums in the city of Istanbul in the ?i?li region. This museum attracts large numbers of tourists, visitors and those interested in antiquities and artifacts that are distributed in several sections in it, and you can visit these sections and enjoy the features they offer.
Features of Ataturk Museum:
It contains sections specialized in antiques dating back to ancient times and older ages, and these antiques are beautifully displayed that attracts the attention of visitors.
-A section dedicated to state holdings and the agreements and treaties signed by Ataturk and his advisors, which is something that a large number of tourists and visitors who are interested in all matters related to state affairs are looking for.
Thus, we have mentioned the most important museums that are visited in Turkey, which have a major role in developing the tourism movement in the region, and attract large numbers of people to Istanbul.
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