TOY MUSEUMS TO TAKE YOUR KIDS

7 TOY MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN TURKEY

Would you like to give your child a great gift or to go back to your childhood and live those days again? Be sure to go on a magical journey in the best toy museums of Turkey, no matter how old you are.

ISTANBUL TOY MUSEUM Turkish poet and author Sunay Akin has opened the first private toy museum of Turkey on April 23rd, 2005. The opening date of the museum was chosen in order to celebrate the National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Sunay Akin expanded his collection for over 15 years and has collected 7000 antique toys. 4000 toys are on display in this four floor museum. Istanbul Toy Museum tells the history of dreams and science with the language of toys. While the stories of toys present visitors a history of the world, it opens the doors leading back to their past.

ANTALYA TOY MUSEUM Antalya Toy Museum, which was opened on April 23, 2011, has approximately 3000 toys that have survived from the 19th and 20th century to the present day. The museum, whose symbol is a paper ship, is waiting for its visitors in Antalya.

BADEMLER VILLAGE TOY MUSEUM This toy museum was founded in 1990 by archaeologist Musa Baran in Bademler Village of Urla district of Izmir. The museum, which is home to toys from many periods of history, also contains articles about the games played by children in the past.

UMRAN BARADAN TOY MUSEUM

The museum was founded in 2004 by the world famous ceramic artist Umran Baradan. It is possible to see many toys from all over the world in the museum located in Konak district of Izmir. In adittion to the toys from the 1800s, the museum displays toys such as the first real haired doll, toy cars, dollhouses, plush toys and fairytale heroes. While visiting the museum, you will be the guest of a rich dream world.

GAZIANTEP TOY MUSEUM

Gaziantep Toy Museum is a fairytale house where the most favorite toys from the 1700s to the present day are exhibited. Opened in 2013, the museum displays around 600 toys both handmade and fabricated. There is also a surprise for the visitors, the World Children Section. Unlike other toy museums, in this section you can see models of children from all over the world with their local clothes.

ANKARA TOY MUSEUM

Ankara Toy Museum, which has the title of being one of the oldest toy museums in our country, was opened in 1990. It is possible to see traditional, antique, fabricated and international toys in the museum. This museum is one of the museums you should definitely go, if you are interested in toy museums.

ECOLOGICAL TOY MUSEUM

Located in Tekkekoy district of Samsun, Ecological Toy Museum was opened in 2018. The museum, which consists of toys made entirely of wood and natural products, also has a wooden toy playground and toy workshop for children. Among the toys in the museum are intelligence games and toys that give skills.