Pera Museum
Pera Müzesi
A private art museum beside İstiklal Avenue. Its star work is the Ottoman Orientalist painting 'The Turtle Trainer.' It also houses a collection of Anatolian weights and measures and Kütahya porcelain.
The Pera Museum is housed in an 1893 Neoclassical building in the Beyoğlu district and was founded by the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation. Its most celebrated work is 'The Turtle Trainer' by the Ottoman painter Osman Hamdi Bey. The museum also displays European Orientalist oil paintings from the 17th to 20th centuries that depict Ottoman society. A permanent exhibition features Anatolian weights and measures and Kütahya porcelain, and the upper floor hosts international special exhibitions. Tickets cost about 300 to 400 lira. Students get free admission during some hours on Friday evenings. Getting there: a 5-minute walk from Şişhane station on M2, and it is very close to the Galata Tower.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–19:00 (Fridays until 22:00); Sunday 12:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- İstiklal Avenue & Taksim Square
- Galata Tower
- Galataport
- Istanbul Modern
- Galata Bridge & Eminönü
- Rüstem Pasha Mosque
- Spice Bazaar
- Süleymaniye Mosque