Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum
İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi
Front view
Istanbul Toy Museum is located in Istanbul
Istanbul Toy Museum
Location of Istanbul Toy Museum
EstablishedApril 23, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-23)
LocationGöztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°58′33″N 29°04′15″E / 40.97593°N 29.07073°E / 40.97593; 29.07073
TypeToy museum
Collection size4,000 toys and miniatures
OwnerSunay Akın
Public transit accessBus, suburb train
Websitewww.istanbuloyuncakmuzesi.com

The Istanbul Toy Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi) is a toy museum located in the Göztepe neighbourhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey.

The museum was founded by the Turkish poet and novelist, Sunay Akın, in 2005. The museum opened on April 23, a national holiday in Turkey, National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Currently, the museum has on display 4,000 toys and miniatures from Turkey and abroad; many of the exhibits are antiques, some of which date back nearly 200 years. The first floor of the museum is the site of the Eyüp Toy Shop, a famous toy shop that closed down in the 1950s.

In 2012, the museum was nominated and shortlisted for the annual European Museum Academy Children's Museum Award.[1]

The museum is open weekdays (except Mondays), 9:30-18:00, and weekends, 9:30-19:00. It is located at Ömerpaşa Caddesi, Dr. Zeki Zeren Sokak 17, Göztepe-Kadıköy, Istanbul.

  • Plane toy based on a real plane P-38 in which Antoine de Saint-Exupéry died
    Plane toy based on a real plane P-38 in which Antoine de Saint-Exupéry died
  • Toy produced by the famous toy produceer Ernst Paul Lehmann
    Toy produced by the famous toy produceer Ernst Paul Lehmann
  • Figurines of American presidents
    Figurines of American presidents
  • Second World War, Germany 1933–1940
    Second World War, Germany 1933–1940
  • Dollhouse – butcher, Germany 1900
    Dollhouse – butcher, Germany 1900

References

  1. ^ EMA 2012 CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AWARD Report
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