Type Toy museum Founded 23 April 2005 Owner Sunay Akın | Founder Sunay Akın Phone +90 216 359 45 50 Public transit access Bus | |
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Established April 23, 2005; 11 years ago (2005-04-23) Location Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey Collection size 4000 toys and miniatures Website www.istanbuloyuncakmuzesi.com Address Göztepe Mahallesi, Dr. Zeki Zeren Sk. No:17, 34730 Göztepe/Kadıköy/İstanbul, Turkey Hours Open today · 9:30AM–7PMSunday9:30AM–7PMMondayClosedTuesday9:30AM–6PMWednesday9:30AM–6PMThursday9:30AM–6PMFriday9:30AM–6PMSaturday9:30AM–7PMSuggest an edit Similar Rahmi M Koç Museum, Istanbul Aviation Museum, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Miniatürk, Düştepe Oyun Müzesi Profiles | ||
The istanbul toy museum
The İstanbul Toy Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi) is a toy museum located in the Göztepe neighbourhood of Kadıköy district in İstanbul, Turkey.
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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.
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.