Category Archives: Museums
Ottoman Bank Museum
This private museum is housed in the former Ottoman Bank building. The bank, which was founded in 1856 and became the State Bank in 1863, turned into a private bank after the founding of the Central Bank in 1931. The museum was opened in 2002 and covers the Bank’s one hundred and forty five year … Continue reading
Burhan Dogancay Museum
The Dogancay, Turkey’s first personal modern art museum, opened in 2004 in a historic 150 year old 5 storey buiding, bought as a ruin by Burhan Dogancay in 1999 and restored over four year. The interior, designed to museum standarts, has works by the artist’s father Adil Dogancay on one floor, with the other floors … Continue reading
Galatasaray Museum
This private museum is at the Galatasaray School in Istiklal Street. Created in the 19th century to display the prizes given to students, it burnt down in 1907. It was decided to construct a separate building in 1940 and the new building opened in 1972. The ground floor has maps, a painting of Sultan Abdulaziz, … Continue reading
Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum – Turkey
This is housed in two restored historic buildings by the sea in Haskoy used for casting ships’ anchors in Ottoman times. These were bought by the Rahmi Koç Industrial Museum Foundation in 1991, and the museum opened in 1994. In houses Rahmi Koç’s private collection, togother with donated and purchased items. The building, is square … Continue reading
Pera Museum
The Pera Museum came to the attention of the public through its bidding battle with the Istanbul Modern at the auction where Osman Hamdi bey’s painting The Tortoise Trainer was put up sale. The Pera secured the painting for 5 million New Turkish Lira, the largest sum ever paid in Turkey for a work of … Continue reading
