Dream and Reality Together: Istanbul Toy Museum
September 22, 2008 – 8:47 pm
Travel to Istanbul
Toy Museum is one of the interesting faces of great Istanbul city. Istanbul is a charming city. It attracts tourists’ attention all the year with different attraction places. For further information on Istanbul, read also Center of Turkey: Istanbul. There are mosques, churches, bridges, natural beauties and museums making Istanbul so charming. Probably, one of the most interesting museums found in Istanbul is Toy Museum. Toys are not just for children, they appeal to all ages and the museum is visited by people of different ages.
Istanbul Toy Museum is located in Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 2005 by Sunay Akın. The museum was opened on 23rd April 2005; it is the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
Who is Sunay Akin?
Sunay Akin is a Turkish writer, poet, journalist and researcher. He is the founder of Istanbul Toy Museum. Establishing such a museum was a dream of Akin. He gathered toys from all over the world for eleven years. He used his own family’s pavilion as the museum building. In 2005, his dream came true and he opened Istanbul Toy Museum.
Toys at the Museum
At Toys Museum, approximately 4000 pieces toys are found. They were gathered together by Sunay Akin from all over the world. From different countries, you can see many toy kinds. There are new and old pieces. The oldest one is the violin toy made in France in 1817. There are also old toys from America. These are doll and balls. In addition to these, metal toys made in Germany are among the oldest pieces.
The toys are classified and displayed according to their origin, country, history or period. There are toy parts displaying World War Second, Germany, America, France, Turkey, II Abdülhamit King Period and many others. Each part make you live in another time in another place with these little toys.
Activities at the Istanbul Toy Museum
In the first floor of the pavilion you can find a toy and gift shop. From here, you can buy toys as souvenir. There are dolls, metal toys, traditional toy kinds and hand made ones available. You can choose whichever you want.
The second floor displays different soldier figures. There are many imaginary scenes with these soldiers. In addition to that, there are famous world figures such as Batman, Superman, Santa Claus and the others. You will feel the excitement while going around this floor.
While visiting Istanbul Toy Museum, you can rest at the café of museum. You will enjoy resting in this dreamy place. At the museum, there is also an underwater part. This part consists of submarine model and accessories.
At Istanbul Toy Museum, different organizations are held. These are harmonious organizations with the name of museum. For instance, illusion performances, theatre plays for children and similar organizations are held. You can visit the museum and you can also attend these interesting organizations.
Visit the web site of Istanbul Toy Museum.