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Are you ready to have a great time and witness different cultures in one of the world's largest museums? The Istanbul Archeological Museums is one of the best places to visit in Istanbul. It has many objects from the pre-Islamic periods of Anatolia and Mesopotamia's Greek, Egyptian, and Arabian Peninsulas. Enter the Museums with your instant online ticket, discover at your own pace, and listen to the great audio guide via your smartphone!
Exploring the Archeological Museums is so easy without waiting in the ticket lines with your digital QR tickets provided by the Istanbul Tourist Pass®! You will enjoy hearing the hidden stories, architecture, and history of the Archeological Museum from your exclusive Audio Guide!
It is very easy to visit this memorable place with the Istanbul Tourist Pass®! The collection of the Istanbul Archeological Museums will impress you with its uniqueness. Do not leave Istanbul without visiting witness the cradle of civilizations.
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Duration - Unlimited free time in Istanbul Archeological Museums
Instant confirmation - Pre-booking is required.
Audio Guide - English
Skip the long ticket lines and enter the Museums with your instant QR ticket
Listen to the history and importance of the Museums from the specially curated Audio Guide
Don't rush anything, self-discover at your own pace, and enjoy exploring independently.
Admire the world-famous Statue of Hermes, the Statue of Aphrodite, and the Archaic Temple Pediment from Assos
Discover amazing ancient artifacts in the Ancient Greek Exhibition
Enjoy seeing the Siloam Inscriptions, the Virgin Mary Relief, and the Roman Emperor II. Valentine's Statue.
Learn about Mari Governor Puzur Ishtar and Sarcophagy Porphyry Stones of Byzantine Emperors
See the original text of the Treaty of Kadesh, signed in BC 1258
Get amazed by incredible Mesopotamian Statues, Babylon and Palmyra Reliefs
Take a photo with the Bust of Marcus Aurelius from Rome or the panel from the Ishtar Gate in Babylon
Explore famous artifacts like the Kybele Statue from Bitínia, Nippur, and the Ancient Egyptian Measure of Length
Entrance Ticket to Istanbul Archeological Museums
Professional Audio Guide in English
The Istanbul Archeological Museums are among the largest museums in the world, with over one million artifacts from various cultures. Since you can see many objects from the pre-Islamic periods of the Greek, Egyptian, and Arabian Peninsula of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, this museum complex is one of the best places to visit in Istanbul.
It was established as the Imperial Museum at the end of the 19th century by the painter and museologist Osman Hamdi Bey. Istanbul Archeological Museums' collection includes artifacts from civilizations within the borders of the Ottoman Empire, from the Balkans to Africa, from Anatolia and Mesopotamia to the Arabian Peninsula and Afghanistan.
Get your online ticket easily when you arrive at the Museums complex. Just Show&Go your online ticket and get into the amazing Museums. Self-discover this incredible place by listening to the specially curated audio guide, exclusively prepared by your Pass!
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Take the T1 Bağılar - Kabataş tram and get off at Gulhane station. The museum is an easy 5-10 minute walk away.
Get your QR tickets instantly when you arrive in front of the Archeological Museums.
Get DirectionsThis is not a guided tour. Enjoy discovering Istanbul Archeological Museums at your own pace by listening to the specially curated Audio Guide.
The QR tickets are only shown when you are in close proximity to the entrance of Istanbul Archeological Museums.
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Children will be asked to present their valid passports at the entrance of the museums in order to validate their age. Children under 5 can enter the museum for free.
You cannot enter with a suitcase.
You can buy your online ticket separately from the Istanbul Tourist Pass®
This museum is not available for wheelchair access.
Istanbul Archaeological Museum, is located in the main building of the facilities of Istanbul Archaeological Museums near the other units as Tiled Kiosk and the Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbul Archaeological Museum, which is one of Turkey’s first museums, is a legacy from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic. Although the first emergence of the idea of the museum dates back to the time of Mehmed the Conqueror, its actual realization was with the establishment of the Imperial Museum in 1869. The Hümâyun Museum, which consists of archaeological artifacts collected until that day in the Hagia Irene Church, formed the basis of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. While visiting Istanbul Archaeological Museum you may also stop by Hagia Irene Museum which has a special place for the history of the city. Saffet Pasha, the Minister of Education of the period, made personal efforts to bring works to the museum, and at the same time, one of the teachers of Galatasaray High School, Edward Goold, of English origin, was appointed as the museum director. In 1872, the Minister of Education Ahmed Vefik Pasha re-established the Hümâyun Museum, which had been abolished for a while, with the help of German Dr. Phillip Anton Dethier. As a result of Dr. Dethier's work, the Hagia Irene Church was insufficient for the newly arrived works, but a new building could not be built due to financial difficulties. The "Tiny Pavilion", which was built during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, was converted into a museum and added to the museum complex in 1880. It took time for the museum to become world-renowned. In 1881, Osman Hamdi Bey, the son of the grand vizier Edhem Pasha, became the director of the museums, and the attempts to find artifacts to be displayed in the museum gained momentum. archeological museum tour, guided archeological museum tour, archaeological museum Istanbul, Istanbul archaeological museums, archaeological museum in Istanbul, archaeological tourism, archaeological museum opening hours, archaeological museum Istanbul, archaeological museum in Istanbul, Istanbul archaeology museum ticket price, archaeological museum istanbul opening hours, Istanbul museum archaeology, Istanbul archaeology museum highlights, Istanbul archaeology museums entry fee.
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No, this attraction cannot be accessed directly by presenting the digital Pass at the museum. You need to enter with the tour guide.
Istanbul Archeological Museum is open every day(except monday), from 09:00 in the summer and to 19:30 in the evening. In the winter season, it opens at 09:00 and closes at 17:30.
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You can have the chance to see many of the works you read in the books in this wonderful museum, which provides an extraordinary experience for history buffs. It is one of the most important landmarks of Istanbul, in a building that dates to the Ottoman.