The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts is the first museum in Turkey to bring together works of Islamic art. It was founded in 1914 as the Museum of Islamic Foundations and located in the Imaret building of the Süleymaniye Complex, built by the Turkish architect Sinan in the 16th century. The museum was renamed the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts after the announcement of Turkey becoming a republic country and moved to its present location in the 16th-century Ibrahim Paşa Palace in 1983. The museum also organises, hosts and participates in temporary national and international exhibitions. It is definitely work the visit. The administration fee is about 20 LIRA.
Exhibitions
The carpets, which are approximately somewhat 1,700, in their quality and variety make one of the most important collections of carpets in the world, that the museum is sometimes thought of as a carpet museum. But the museum also has other superb collections: the manuscripts collection represents all the ruling Islamic states from the AH 1st / AD 7th century to the 20th century. The glassware and pottery collections include artefacts recovered during excavations at renowned Abbasid centres such as Samarra and Keshan (Iran) and Raqqa (Syria) as well as artefacts from the Anatolian Turkish period. The stonework, includes examples from the Umayyad, Abbasid, Mamluk, Seljuq and Ottoman periods. The ethnographic section is currently the newest section.
Building
The building of this deluxe museum is palace-looking, simple yet beautiful, and surrounded by fresh grass.
Significant Works
Specific items on display are funeral belts, jeweled objects such as candlesticks decorated with valuable gems, pearl reading desks, carved cooper cups, royal crests, clothing belonging to Sultan Yıldırım Abeyance and Sultan Selim II, carpets from the Caucasus, and impressively carved doors.
Ancient Discoverings
Aside from the amazing carpet collection, the main reason that this museum is a must-see is because the museum possesses ancient, religious objects from the early period of Islamic art to the 20th century, featuring old manuscripts, early copies of the Quran and beautiful tiles. "The Damascus Documents" is a collection of thousands of documents featuring Quran sheets that are considered the first copies of the Quran written in the first centuries after Islam was introduced to mankind. One of the most popular section of the museum is a room that displays the Prophet Muhammad's hair.
Early Copies of the Quran
The copies of Quran look centuries old. The name of the person who wrote the copy is unknown, but the original composer is prophet Muhammad. It probably dates back to the early AD's. The significance for the Quran is God's final revelation to humanity. They can be found in "The Art of the Quran" section.
Contact
Address(es)
İbrahim Paşa Sarayı Atmeydanı Sok. No: 46
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
T +90 212 518 18 05 / 06
F +90 212 518 18 07
[email protected]
www.tiem.gov.tr
[email protected]
İbrahim Paşa Sarayı Atmeydanı Sok. No: 46
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
T +90 212 518 18 05 / 06
F +90 212 518 18 07
[email protected]
www.tiem.gov.tr
[email protected]