Istanbul Toy Museum
The Istanbul Toy Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi) is a toy museum located in the Göztepe neighbourhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey.
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| Established | April 23, 2005 |
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| Location | Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40.97593°N 29.07073°E |
| Type | Toy museum |
| Collection size | 4,000 toys and miniatures |
| Owner | Sunay Akın |
| Public transit access | Bus, suburb train |
| Website | www |
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.
Gallery
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
Sultan Suleyman with his wife Hürrem, produced by Mattel
Figurines of American presidents
Second World War, Germany 1933–1940
Dollhouse – butcher, Germany 1900
