Istanbul Archaeological Museums: Entry with Guided Tour Ticket

Discover the three museums in the Istanbul Archeological Museums complex, learning about the museums' incredible histories from your expert guide as you stroll around. Visit the Tiled Pavilion Museum, the oldest building in the complex, which was built as a summer palace by Ottoman Sultan II. Mehmed in 1472. See the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey's first museum, which houses works from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic. Admire the neoclassical architecture that houses over a million works of art. Explore the Museum of the Ancient Orient, which houses unique collections of works from the pre-Greek eras of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, as well as the pre-Islamic eras of Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. Admire artifacts discovered during archaeological excavations and brought to Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire.