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The Istanbul Toy Museum 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.
attractions: Caliskan Balikcilik Fish Market & Restaurant, ERENKÖY MADO DONDURMA, GÖZTEPE MADO DONDURMA, Nurbal Sifa Merkezi, restaurants: Gaziantep Lahmacun ve Pide Döner Salonu, KÖŞEM KARADENİZ PİDE, Mado, Mecitin Antakya Mutfağı, Chinese & Sushi Express, Ada Pide, Caffè Nero
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The Istanbul Toy Museum 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.
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A journey To Your Childhood… Visited the place in December 2022. Turkish poet and author Mr. Sunay Akın established the museum in 2005. It was opened on April 23 on purpose. On this day Turkiye celebrates the National Sovereignty and Children’s day. Akın assembled his toy collection from more than forty countries in a 20-year time period. His mainly got the inspiration from a toy museum in Nürnberg-Germany in 1990, and laid the foundations of the Istanbul Toy Museum with a toy horse he purchased from an antique shop in Germany. Working on his project over 15 years, he collected 7000 antique toys. The toy museum consists of 4000 toys on displays at this four-story building. The interior décor and displays were arranged by a professional stage designer. Each room resembles a unique theater stage. The toy museum become a role model for other museum to be established countrywide. The tour takes about 1-3 hours depending on your attention to detail. The displays have tons of information about the illustrated toys and scenes. The country origin, date, and the purpose etc. After the tour, you can enjoy sipping your coffee/tea at the cafe on the cellar floor. The staircase is a bit narrow, yes indeed! But tell me how you would fit all these toys in here? The artistic bollards at the front gate deserve a selfie shootout :) Overall rating 4.6/5 for a Museum
Ari ZingilliogluAri Zingillioglu
10
An amazing museum without elevator! I loved this place too much. Worthy collection of toys. Thousands of toys are beautifully demonstrated. The museum building is a five floor beautiful building. each floor has three or four rooms and each room is dedicated to special category. Even the music and sounds you hear is designed specially for that special category. Every part of this museum is telling story. The coffee shop, corridors, even the toilet is designed and decorated artistically. I wish it was suitable for Elderly, disabled or disabled people since It was not equipped with an elevator. I also had a special experience which was so unique. Closely to the time that went there an earthquake had happened in the eastern cities of Turkey and the people had brought their toys to send them for earthquake affected areas. It was really special moments, seeing them organizing and packing the toys by a lot of kind volunteers and employees. The ticket price was 90₺ for a turkey residents and 250₺ for tourists.
Emir EminEmir Emin
10
This toy museum is amazing. I saw toys from the 1850s to the 1960s across multiple different continents; handmade and factory produced. Particular highlights: - the hallway to the toilets looks like a submarine. - a picture of the creator, Sunay Akin, as a young boy with a tin boat that a photographer gave him as a prop, but which the young boy thought was given to him as a souvenir! I can just imagine the conversation with a young boy to convince him to give the toy back! - such well preserved toys from WWII, with a heartbreaking background. Things to be aware of: - the museum is very crowded, tonnes of kids will be there - the place is four or five stories but each level by itself is relatively small: you will spend a long time on each floor though because each display is packed full of little toys that will catch your eye. - this place is NOT wheelchair friendly; there are no lifts and the stairs between each level are tiny, steep and winding without proper handrails.
Robert Mark BramRobert Mark Bram
00
İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi 23 Nisan 2005 yılında Belgin Akın ve şair/yazar Sunay Akın tarafından kurulmuştur. 1700’lü yıllardan günümüze oyuncak tarihinin en gözde örneklerinin sergilendiği müze tarihi bir köşkte konumlanmıştır. Sunay Akın’ın 20 yılda 40’ı aşkın ülkedeki antikacılardan ve açık arttırmalardan satın aldığı oyuncaklarla kurulan İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi dünya tarihini daha eğlenceli, daha akılda kalıcı bir öğrenme yöntemi ile ziyaretçilere sunmaktadır. Örneğin, uzay oyuncaklarının sergilendiği bölümde Ay’a ulaşma çabası, tren oyuncakları bölümünde ise sanayi devrimi oyuncakların diliyle anlatılmaktadır. Müzenin dekoru da bu düşünceyle sahne tasarım sanatçısı Ayhan Doğan tarafından tasarlanmıştır. Müze bir şair tarafından açılmış olması ve bir sahne tasarım sanatçısı tarafından tasarlanmış olması özelliği ile de dünyada bir ilki teşkil etmektedir. İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi’nin en önemli özelliklerinden birisi de aileyi bütün üyeleri ile kucaklamasıdır. Müze bu özelliği ile 3 kuşağın bir arada vakit geçirebileceği ve ortak mutluluğu paylaşabileceği bir mekandır. Dede/nine, baba/anne ve torun bir zaman makinasında çocukluklarına doğru yola çıkarken, birbirlerine kendi dönemlerini anlatmanın keyfini çıkartırlar. Oyuncak müzesinin koridorları ‘’Bundan bende vardı!’’ cümlesi ile başlayan ve çocukluk hatıralarının anlatıldığı sesler ile çınlamaktadır. İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi ile birlikte Avrupa ülkelerinde büyük öneme sahip olan oyuncak müzeleri konusunda ülkemizdeki boşluk tamamlanmış ve İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi dünyadaki örnekleri arasında önemli bir yere sahip olmuştur. 2012 yılının Kasım ayında İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi tarafından gerçekleştirilen ve dünyada bir ilk olan TOYCO-2012 İstanbul (Avrupa Oyuncak ve Çocuk Müzeleri Birliği) buluşması ilk kez Türkiye’de gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu sayede İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi dünyada çocuk ve oyuncak müzeleri birliği kurulması konusunda öncü olmuş, İstanbul’a ‘oyuncak müzelerinin başkenti’ ünvanını kazandırmıştır. İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi ülkemizdeki diğer oyuncak müzelerinin de açılması için örnek teşkil etmiştir. 2011 yılında Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi’ne ait olan Antalya Oyuncak Müzesi, 2013 yılında Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi’ne ait olan Gaziantep Oyun ve Oyuncak Müzesi, 2015 yılında Ataşehir Belediyesi’ne ait Düştepe Oyun Müzesi, 2017 yılında Kartal Belediyesi’ne ait Kartal Masal Müzesi ve Samsun Canik Belediyesi’ne ait Canik Oyuncak Müzesi, İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi kurucusu Sunay Akın’ın danışmanlığı ve küratörlüğünde kapılarını ziyarete açmıştır.
Sefa GökceSefa Gökce
50
Not bad, not a lot of workers, we met a cleaner and sellers, a girl selling tickets worked on the basis of "bought tickets and come in, I'm not up to you", her indifference is felt, not enough information, it would be better to see a sign near each room informing about the composition of the doll or topic, when you go to the cafe on the second floor the staff will not welcome you, although they are part of the museum and there are toys inside the cafe, in some place no have lights or light bulbs of different models, because of this there is a strong contrast, and it’s not nice to take pictures, the museum floor is made of light parquet, therefore, the reflection on the glass stands out unpleasantly. SUMMATION: it makes no sense to go here specially for this, if you pass by, you can drop in for half an hour
Raul AlizadaRaul Alizada
120
Visiting the Istanbul Toy museum was ok but not that great and you can easily see everything within 2 hours. It is interesting enough to see but it is not a must-see museum. I was expecting more mixture of toys on display and more modern toys compared to the majority of old toys that were displayed. There is very little to read about the history of the toys to add more context to what you are viewing. It is a bit overpriced at 420TL for tourist adults (Jan 2024). Note: take cash to be on the safe side as my Visa was not accepted even though it was accepted everywhere else I have visited. It is relatively easy to get to, even if you are staying in Sultanahmet or Beyoglu. The nearest train station is Erenkoy on the Marmaray B2 Line which is about 10 minutes walk from the museum.
Kevin MKevin M
20
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