Istanbul Archeology Museum
191 review
December 14, 2024
They scam us on the tickets and make me orders earphones instead of paying for only the tickets
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January 14
The museum has many antique sculptures, sarcophagi, and coins of various ancient states. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to Troy: it shows the stages of the city's development and the artifacts found during its excavations. One of the halls explains in detail how archaeologists work. The museum has two floors, and the building is large, so if you look at everything in detail, you can spend several hours or more. There is a free audio guide for your phone, which also has the Russian language, but there are several nuances with its installation. Inside the museum, near the turnstiles, there is a stand with a QR code, with which you can download an audio guide application to your phone. You can do this if you have a mobile Internet connection, and there is no free Wi-Fi on the museum's territory. Next, using the audio guide application, you need to scan the QR code from the entrance ticket to the museum, and then you can download the actual audio guide files. A ticket to the museum can be purchased either at the ticket office near the entrance, or online on the official website. The cost in January 2025 is 15 euros.
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December 6, 2024
I love archaeological museums, this is a rather modest exposition with a wealth of archaeological sites there. However, this in general could not have forced me to reduce the number of stars if not for the situation at the box office. We were deceived. First, they sold headphones for the audio guide, which we did not ask for. As a result, 700 lire was overpaid. They didn't figure it out because of the queue behind us. But when we found the Internet, we found out that we had been deceived twice. We paid 1,000 lire in cash. But we didn't have 700 more. That's why we decided to pay with a card. 1,700 were debited from the card. There was no way to detect it right away. As a result, a trip to the museum for two cost 2,700.
Be careful. Even in state institutions they try to cheat.
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October 5, 2024
Excellent! An excellent exposition, divided into epochs. The history of Troy, which has a separate hall, is especially interesting. The material is perfectly matched! The audio guide worked perfectly and the entire amount of information was mastered. A considerable advantage was the free visit to this museum)
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December 25, 2024
The museum is incredibly rich in antique sculptures. The exhibition is complemented by panoramic paintings with subjects from different eras, which are presented in the halls. And there are artifacts collected for tens of centuries, since the time of Troy. By the way, separate halls with very informative descriptions are dedicated to this city. In general, for those who are interested - a museum for the whole day! It is better to buy tickets online, there is a long queue at the entrance. Even in the morning, I stood for about 20 minutes at the opening.
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October 29, 2024
The museum itself is excellent, the exposition is rich. I was in it in 2022, everything was fine. In October 2024, after standing in line, I saw the ticket price of 15 euros, gave euros, to which the cashiers said that the payment was exclusively in lira, I say OK, I give the equivalent in lira of 550 lira, but they tell me - let's give 900, more headphones.but I don't need headphones, they answer that they are not interested in it, you can't do it without headphones.There were 5 of us, they gave us 5 pairs of headphones, we go into the museum, we try to connect to Wi-Fi, but it doesn't work, the employee inside confirms this to us. We go to the checkout and try to hand over the headphones, they answer us, yes indeed, Wi-Fi does not work, but we will not take the headphones, and for an additional fee you can take an audio guide. Guys, I haven't seen such a tin anywhere. The bottom.
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February 16
It's a very, very, very cool museum! There are many incredible exhibits inside and outside in the courtyard! Be sure to pay attention to the porphyry (red stone) sarcophagi of the Byzantine emperors in the courtyard! We spent several hours in the museum and wanted to stay there and see everything in more detail. Cool catalog, I recommend buying it!
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November 12, 2024
This is the third time I have visited this museum! I love it, I spend several hours there to examine ancient statues, sarcophagi and household items, a huge collection of coins from different ancient eras. Very interesting. But this time, in November 2024, the halls with the best sarcophagi were closed for restoration, only 5 pieces are available, and the ceramics museum is completely closed. That is, 2/3 of the museum is inaccessible. Keep in mind when visiting. There is no information about this anywhere, the cost is like for a full museum.
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January 9
The museum is very cool, there are many different eras, there are a lot of things to watch, it's interesting, beautiful, large-scale, definitely worth a visit, even for this horse price tag. Easter Museum to help
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January 16
A wonderful museum! So far, it's the best collection I've ever seen! The Hall of Troy must be shown to children. Interactive tables are also good for children and adults. Admission is 30 euros. The only thing that makes me sad is the toilets. It's dirty. There's a hole in the floor. Rinsing with a jug by hand (((
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January 5
It's not a bad museum. A large hall dedicated to the excavations of Troy. There is one big disadvantage - a bad audio guide. The guide is on your phone, but there is no WiFi, so if you don't have a mobile Internet connection, then nothing will work. In addition, the audio track signatures are only in the first halls. Then there are no signatures - you have to guess. The translation of audio track names into Russian is poor. In general, the audio guide was troublesome, but it costs + 100 lire for the ticket. It's easier to read signatures in English.
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January 21
It's a great place, everything is real and very interesting, there are many exhibits ranging from statues to small coins, we really liked it. An interactive, cool museum!
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January 16
It's a good museum. We spent almost the whole day, although we expected a couple of hours. A very interesting installation dedicated to Troy. You could also watch a mini-film about the work of archaeologists - it was very interesting. There is a large collection of coins from different eras. It is quite cheap compared to other attractions in Istanbul.
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October 9, 2024
I took a star for the price of 15 euros per person, they also charge a child, the building is large and beautiful, most of the halls are half-empty, most of the exhibits are ceramics, we liked the tombs most of all, there are few of them, at the end of the statue, the same is a little. The Troy exposition is represented by ceramics, it can be seen that the cunning Germans took out the main finds., it is not interesting.
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February 21
The museum is interesting. We are fond of history, so we found something to watch. The part about Troy is the most fascinating. I took off the stars because of disgusting ticket office staff and pricing policy! It is indicated that the ticket costs 15 euros, but it is paid in lira. Exactly how much is at the discretion of the cashier. (At the same time, the price in Hagia Sophia is also in euros, but euros are accepted). I think it was done on purpose, because it's not always easy to figure out how much it is in lira. As a result, they call the amount in lira with headphones, even if you don't ask for them. Miraculously, they got their bearings and returned their wonderful headphones back! And that, for a moment, was +700 lire to the tickets (for two), i.e. almost 2 thousand rubles extra. It's outrageous!
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December 4, 2024
I was very impressed by the ancient Roman statue, objects of the Hellenic and Byzantine periods, the tomb of Alexander the Great, a large collection of coins of ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine
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January 26, 2024
Good health to all! Above all praise! I am an archaeologist from Moscow and have been to many archaeological museums and just museums. There are amazing exhibits, a beautifully presented story about the excavations of Troy and much, much more!
I advise everyone! Just before visiting, read a little about the search and further excavations by G. Schliemann and archaeologist Dorpfeld.
Good luck to everyone! Glory to Russia!
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June 28, 2024
The main and best museum in Istanbul with an excellent collection of exhibits. Be sure to use the audio guide. The museum is accessible by a Museum Pass, which can be purchased at the museum's ticket office. Must-visit!
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November 12, 2024
I didn't get to the museum. There were a lot of people that day
But you can take a walk on the territory
There's a whole bunch of antiquities and a great park
It makes sense to take a look!
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August 19, 2024
I advise you!!! A modern museum, a wonderful exposition, an interactive panel for "treasure hunting," paintings showing the life and production of exhibits, a room showing how excavations are conducted.
The only thing is an expensive entrance for foreigners, as in all museums in Istanbul
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September 26, 2024
The ticket price is 15 euros at the entrance, but in fact, without a museum card, the audio guide must be included in the price and payment is only in lira, it comes out about 900 lira per person. Moreover, this final price is not on the stand. It is unclear how to use the audio guide from the application, because there is no wifi inside, and the mobile Internet did not catch (turkcell). The museum itself is quite small, if you are not interested in archaeology, then it is not particularly interesting. It's definitely not worth your money.
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January 21
About nothing. Two Russian couples, the Chinese and us were deceived at the checkout, they said either a ticket with a guide for 800 lire per ticket, or leave, like that's the only way they have an audio guide with headphones now. We bought it, while we were sorting out the headphones and the application that needed to be downloaded, we saw that the Europeans were selling for 300. Then, when the Russian and Chinese approached, they were told that they could only buy with an audio guide, but they could not refuse, and the price was 800 rubles. Okay, I thought at least I'd visit the famous museum and see so much, yeah, now. Huge rooms and there are 3 statues or 3 forks of some kind. This is a maximum of 200 Russian rubles, no more. In general, I do not recommend it, it is a waste of money and nothing interesting is better to go to the museum on red Square.
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October 17, 2024
We were a family of 3 people. We paid $15 for admission and 350 lira for an audio guide. We were dissatisfied with the audio guides, there was not enough information for everything, but also generally empty puddings for many experts, there was information for 5 pcs of expansions. We were glad that we took only one audio guide, but it's not worth it at all. I do not recommend taking an audio guide. I will say about the museum in one sentence: in Antalya, the museum is cooler.
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February 6
A great museum for those who really love archaeology and are ready to examine everything thoroughly. The rest of you won't be very interested, as you won't see anything new there - coins, sarcophagi, sculptures)
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September 25, 2024
I really liked the museum, it's just fascinating to look at things that people who lived many thousands of years ago touched. It is a pity that the audio guide given to me worked only for 40% of the expositions. Many expositions have remained a mystery to me.
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January 30
The price is average for Istanbul museums. The museum is not large, there are not many exhibits (the pavilion of Islamic culture is closed). The museum did not cause much emotion if you go to see the tomb of Alexander the Great. There is a toilet, but it is small, there are always queues (especially a large one in the women's room)
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February 4
15 € for admission. There are no staff members at the museum who can tell you. Only the guards. There are benches in each hall. Women's toilet - gloom: 2 cabins for the entire building. The audio guide is confusing, not all exhibits are there, not all are numbered
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October 11, 2024
In October 2024, two of the three pavilions were closed for repairs. Only the pavilion with the Roman-Greek history of the region is open. Of course, they do not warn about this.
The audio guide is complete bullshit. A very brief description of individual exhibits does not give a general idea at all and does not help to navigate the exposition. On the second floor, with the objects from the excavations, there is no information at all. Google Translator provides much more project information from the stands.
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November 13, 2024
If you are going to visit the Top Cape Palace, then the archaeological museum is very close. In the first courtyard after the Church of St. Irene on the left. Admission is $15 per person.The exposition is interesting. I recommend
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May 11, 2024
Magnificent halls, a huge number of exhibits from different historical layers, from the bones of the first people and households.the tools of the Iron Age, to the sarcophagi of the pharaohs, elements of the Sumerian gates, and to the ceramics of the Ottoman Empire.A place that must be visited in Istanbul!
You can set aside a whole day-it still won't be enough.The exposition is also on the street, throughout the museum-the magnificent family crypts of ancient knights, great generals and Ottoman warriors.
The greatness of the empire is known in the ability to preserve the historical heritage not only of one's own, but also of other civilizations.Thanks to the Great Ottomans for bringing this wealth to our time!
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November 26, 2024
They are bred at the entrance when buying tickets. The ticket price is 15 euros, in fact they require under 30 euros, evaporate the headphones. Moreover, headphones are not an audio guide. The audio guide is an application for your phone, i.e. you must have internet access.
Two of the three buildings of the museum are under renovation, and the price for tickets is charged in full. Some of the interesting objects could not be viewed because of this.
What we managed to see makes an impression, the collection is large.
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November 27, 2024
A cozy museum. Compared to ours, it's more modest, of course! The cost of the ticket compared to the “neighbors“ is a gift! And it will be better than in the sultan's palaces.
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January 25
The museum, like any archaeological museum, is a must-visit. The museum is small, a few hours is enough, but it is necessary.
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September 5, 2024
An amazing museum. Bravo to the team that updated the exposition and the appearance of the museum!!! No kidding, one of the best museums in the world!
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November 4, 2024
The audio guide was 5 numbers, and there were about 80. The exposition is not bad, but the museum is too small for such a city. I liked the museum much more in Antalya.
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November 1, 2024
A wonderful place! But reconstruction is still underway (October 2024) and part of the museum is closed, including the Tiled Pavilion.
If you plan to purchase a museum map of Istanbul, buy it at the ticket office of this museum - there are fewer people there.
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January 28
A must-visit place! A unique and unique collection of sarcophagi in the world, including the so-called sarcophagus of Alexander the Great
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January 19
Oh, my personal museum, so much Troy, so much antiquity! Things, some of which you remember from the pictures in the history textbook. Everything is simple and clear. There is a lot of background information in English, but even a below-average level is enough to take it in.
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November 13, 2024
A fantastic museum with unique exhibits. You definitely need to go, especially against the background of exorbitant prices for Topcaps and a Basilica Cistern.
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July 24, 2023
A wonderful museum in the very center of Istanbul next to the Top Cape Museum. A modern exposition that recreates the atmosphere thanks to frescoes, stylized in the spirit of the time, we exhibit exhibits. The Gold of Troy exhibition is particularly popular. There is a small interactive area for children.
There is an open cafe next to the museum, with ancient columns and sculptures as a backdrop.
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October 3, 2024
The establishment of civilization upon civilization on the Anatolian lands is returning to our country as a cultural wealth. The tombs of the kings, symbols belonging to different beliefs and religions, coins and items related to social life are all here. He can leave all day to enjoy the pleasure. It is impossible not to feel admiration. Magnificent works.
It makes a lot of sense to have a museum card for admission.
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July 2, 2024
A very cool and large place with excellent expositions, including interactive ones. Admission costs 15 €, payment in Turkish lira at the exchange rate on the day of the visit. The museum is definitely worth its money, there is a nice souvenir shop inside. Both the entrance and the store accept VISA cards for payment.
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March 26, 2024
The museum was formed back in the days of the Ottoman Empire, so the most remarkable things from all over the Middle East were brought here. After the reconstruction, the halls look very interesting. The most interesting, in my opinion, are the sarcophagi of the Hellenistic kings and the excavations of Troy. Unfortunately, the stolen Troy gold has not yet been returned. But still, the museum must be visited.
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November 4, 2024
An interesting museum.
The audio guide activation system is very crooked and the audio guide itself is crooked
The exhibits themselves are worthy of attention, for example, the excavation hall from Troy
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April 4, 2023
This is something extraordinary. A must-visit. Besides the fact that the museum is located in a beautiful and beautiful park, and inside it is so beautiful, large-scale and fascinating that I want to go back there again. Statues, sarcaphagi made of stone are impossible to describe, you need to see this power and beauty!!! various household items, mosaic paintings, remains, dishes, jewelry-it's impossible to list everything. It is very exciting for both adults and children. Admission is paid, but it's worth it. You can take an audio tour, you can walk by yourself and just admire the extraordinary exhibits made thousands or hundreds of years ago.
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September 22, 2024
A magnificent museum! But expensive! 15€ day off ticket. We were able to see only the antique expositions, the rest was closed.
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April 10, 2024
We only got to the main exhibition about Antiquity, but that was enough for us. A lot of objects that were brought from different parts of the empire. The most important thing: the snake's head from the snake column, the collection of coins found on the Prince Islands, the Sidonian sarcophagus and, of course, the treasures of Troy (more precisely, what the Turks were able to preserve). I definitely recommend visiting this museum if you are interested in history.
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August 19, 2024
It is mandatory to visit, the ticket costs 15 euros and is charged in lira at the exchange rate. The sarcophagi are very impressive, the most beautiful behind the glass, the former gardener of Alexander the Great, whom he made king, was buried in it. A whole room of coins. A lot of articles. Dishes. Decorating. Separate halls are dedicated to the excavations and the Three.
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November 18, 2024
An amazing museum in every sense. Outside, a huge number of exhibits are located right in the open air, inside the exposition is amazing) we bought a museum pass for € 105, there is no audio guide to it, alas
I would like to know more
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April 28, 2023
I liked everything , the girl is delighted .
Interesting compositions and specimens, halls do not look like each other - halls with statues, halls with coins, halls with sarcophagi, halls with dishes, etc.
Outside there are also exhibits in the form of arches, sarcophagi and monuments, there is a cafe with souvenirs. There is also a gift shop inside (to the right of the main entrance).
Some of it is under reconstruction, but we had enough without an audio guide for 2 hours of exhibits. The price was 200 lira + 75 lira audio guide (Russian was) per person.
It is worth going, there is a beautiful park nearby, where parrots live and an embankment.
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