--- title: "Museum of Archaeology · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/museum-of-archaeology-plc_1QD8P7GW45ZGB14ZCEGS6G73EJ" updated: null --- # Museum of Archaeology · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Museum of Archaeology · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/museum-of-archaeology-plc_1QD8P7GW45ZGB14ZCEGS6G73EJ) attraction # Museum of Archaeology Turkey was slow to protect its antiquities and to display them properly, but in 1867 Sultan Abdülaziz toured the museums of Paris, London and Vienna and saw what was needed. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Museum+of+Archaeology&city=Istanbul&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmuseum-of-archaeology-plc_1QD8P7GW45ZGB14ZCEGS6G73EJ&lat=41.0107&lon=28.9812) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Museum+of+Archaeology&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmuseum-of-archaeology-plc_1QD8P7GW45ZGB14ZCEGS6G73EJ) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Museum of Archaeology](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQQRG40GN4NSGTESA6HNVX) Photo: Metuboy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIstanbularcheology.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) 3 more photos - ![Museum of Archaeology, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z1M5C3PVC8C0Z0S61E2C4J?w=640) Photo: VikiPicture · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%C4%B0stanbul_Arkeoloji_M%C3%BCzeleri_%28collage%29_-_Arkeoloji_M%C3%BCzesi_%28%C3%BCstte%29%2C_Eski_%C5%9Eark_Eserleri_M%C3%BCzesi_%28solda%29%2C_%C3%87inili_K%C3%B6%C5%9Fk_M%C3%BCzesi_%28sa%C4%9Fda%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) - ![Museum of Archaeology, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z2VBYQQ3ZEXX800N482N9S?w=640) Photo: Catsimpoolas, Nicholas · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AConstantinople._Mus%C3%A9e_Imp%C3%A9riale_-_DPLA_-_28a869969e612a434422ae8b4c342185_%28page_1%29.jpg) - ![Museum of Archaeology, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YPW5BT59WA406X725NJ5Y0?w=640) Photo: Mehmed Tâhir Münîf Paşa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIransefaretname.png) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.0107&mlon=28.9812#map=16/41.0107/28.9812) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The main collection is in a grand neo-classical building of 1891, with two annexes for ancient art and Islamic art. Exhibits include Sumerian tablets, pieces of the wall of Babylon, Roman statues, and the Alexander Sarcophagus. There are very detailed historical explanations in both Turkish and English. There is also quite an accurate exhibition about the historical layers and epochs of the city of Troy. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Istanbul/Historical_Peninsula) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Museum+of+Archaeology&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmuseum-of-archaeology-plc_1QD8P7GW45ZGB14ZCEGS6G73EJ&title=At+Museum+of+Archaeology) No public streams or clips from here yet. 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