See the vast and impressive collection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine works at Istanbul Archaeological Museum, one of the world's largest museums, featuring over one million pieces. This also happens to be the oldest in Turkey, as it opened to the public in 1891. The artifacts are housed in three different buildings that make up the complex: the main building, or Archaeological Museum, Museum of the Ancient Orient, and Museum of Islamic Art. Consider combining your visit with other nearby sites, like the Topkapi Palace. Use our Istanbul trip site to visit Istanbul Archaeological Museum on your trip to Istanbul, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
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Well worth a visit if you are interested in art or history. Do not however expect anything like the British or some of the other world major museums, compared to which it is relatively small. The...
Well worth a visit if you are interested in art or history. Do not however expect anything like the British or some of the other world major museums, compared to which it is relatively small. The... more »
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I’ve been to a lot of museums around the world. While this one has some amazing pieces, most of the museum is closed off and the contents are a bit repetitive. There are other places I’d recommend to.... more
I’ve been to a lot of museums around the world. While this one has some amazing pieces, most of the museum is closed off and the contents are a bit repetitive. There are other places I’d recommend to.... more »
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A beautiful collcetion. Beautiful building. Beautiful location. The whole area is a complex of museums (the main museum, the museum of the ancient orient, the museum of tiles, outdoor collection) needs at least 3 hours to be finished. The good thing that there is ongoing renovations, also multilingual services.
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We really a great time browsing through the hundreds of valuable exhibits. They are throughly priceless. I personally was impressed with mummies on display. Though it was gruesome, but it was no doubt looked really ancient. The sarcophagus carvings were so delicate and very detailed.
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