ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
HISTORY
The İstanbul Archaeological Museums, inherited by the Republic of Turkey from the
Ottoman Empire, is hosting the outcomes of the first activities in the field of museum
works.
In fact, in the Ottoman era, traces of the...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
HISTORY
The İstanbul Archaeological Museums, inherited by the Republic of Turkey from the
Ottoman Empire, is hosting the outcomes of the first activities in the field of museum
works.
In fact, in the Ottoman era, traces of the interest in collecting historical artifacts
goes back to the era of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror.
IMPERIAL MUSEUM
However, the first regular museum works appeared when the İstanbul Archaeological Museums
was founded in 1869 as the Imperial Museum (Müze-i Hümayun).
The Imperial Museum,
which consisted of archaeological artifacts collected until then and exhibited in the Hagia Irene
(Aya İrini) church, laid the foundations of the İstanbul Archaeological Museums.
Saffet Pasha,
then Minister of Education, was closely interested in the museum and acted personally to
expand its collections.
Additionally, he made Edward Goold, a teacher of English origin in the
Galatasaray High School (Galatasaray Lisesi), to be appointed as the director of
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