Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

Main building of the museum.

Left image: Large Lotto carpet, Western Anatolia, Uşak, 16th century.
Right image: Design detail. Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.

The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of İbrahim Pasha, who was the first grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent.

The collection includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles, and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey, particularly nomad groups. These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions.

See also

• Sultanahmet
• Topkapı Palace
• Istanbul Archaeology Museum

References

• ArchNet: Islamic Architecture Community - Ibrahim Pasha Palace

External links

• Turkish Ministry of Culture - Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
• Many pictures from this museum by private photographer
• Some info about the museum and some other sights nearby
• A 373 page book of the museum as a cooperation of Ministry of Culture and Blue Dome Press
• Turkish photographer Ahmet Ertuğ published the volume Anatolian Carpets: Masterpieces from the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul in 1999