
4.8 ·
Step off busy Istiklal Street into the Türkiye İş Bankası Resim Heykel Müzesi, a quiet art museum in a restored historic building. Work your way down through permanent and seasonal displays of Turkish painting and sculpture at your own pace.
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Tucked into a restored historic building on Istiklal Street, this bank-run museum is devoted to painting and sculpture by Turkish artists. Visitors report two floors of seasonal exhibitions and two more of permanent collections, with a route that begins on the fifth floor and winds down.
Reviewers call it a hidden gem: calm, uncrowded and easy to enjoy alone. The compact size suits a visit of around 45 minutes, making it a handy cultural break in the middle of a busy shopping street.
It is closed on Mondays.
Tucked into a restored historic building on Istiklal Street, this bank-run museum is devoted to painting and sculpture by Turkish artists. Visitors report two floors of seasonal exhibitions and two more of permanent collections, with a route that begins on the fifth floor and winds down.
Reviewers call it a hidden gem: calm, uncrowded and easy to enjoy alone. The compact size suits a visit of around 45 minutes, making it a handy cultural break in the middle of a busy shopping street.
It is closed on Mondays.
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45 min
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morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening
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A very nice museum of paintings and sculptures. It has four floors filled with paintings and sculptures of different artists from different centuries. If you like this sort of thing, you will love this museum.
Ahmed Al-Akki
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