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The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha , who was the second grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent , and was once thought to have been the ...
Commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II in 1472 as a pleasure palace, it is the oldest non-religious Ottoman structure in Istanbul and retains a visible Persian influence in its style and architecture [5] It was first opened to the public in 1953 as the Fatih Museum, to showcase Turkish and Islamic art, and was later incorporated into the Istanbul ...
This list of museums and monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits. (in alphabetical order; Turkish-language name in parentheses where appropriate)
The Hittite Museum, which was established in the Mahmut Pasha Bedesten in Ankara in 1940, was restored and renovated and converted into "Museum of Anatolian Civilizations" in 1968. Today, there are 99 museum directorates attached to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism , 151 private museums in 36 provinces and 1,204 private collections.
Turkey Istanbul: Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum: 40,000 [27] [3] Turkey Istanbul: Vakiflar Museum [3] Turkey Istanbul: Archaeological Museum [3] Turkey Istanbul: Istanbul University Library [3] Ukraine Kyiv: Museum of Western and Oriental Art [28] United Arab Emirates Sharjah: Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization: 5,000 [29] [30] United ...
The Sacred Trust is kept in the former Privy Chamber in Topkapı Palace The Chamber of the Blessed Mantle, from the Fourth Courtyard Letter by Muhammad. The Islamic Sacred Relics (Turkish: Mukaddes emanetler), [1] also known as the Holy Relics, known collectively as the Sacred Trust, consist of religious relics sent to the Ottoman Sultans between the 16th century to the late 19th century.
Women's Museum Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Kadın Müzesi), located in Istanbul, Turkey, is an online museum devoted to the role played by women in the city. Launched online in 2012, it is Turkey's first-ever and the world's third city museum dedicated to women.
The Museum of Innocence; Sakıp Sabancı Museum; Sadberk Hanım Museum; Rahmi M. Koç Museum; Rezan Has Museum; Istanbul Military Museum; SALT (institution) Pera Museum; SantralIstanbul; Miniatürk; Jewish Museum of Turkey; Tiled Kiosk; İstanbul Toy Museum; Istanbul Postal Museum; Adam Mickiewicz Museum, Istanbul; Galatasaray Museum; Istanbul ...