Name: Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
Address: Cankurtaran Mah, GÃ¼lhane parkÄ± iÃ§erisinde, Taya Hatun Sk D:8A, 34122 Fatih/Ä°stanbul, Turkey, TR
Telephone: +90 212 528 80 65

Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam is a tourist attraction, located at Cankurtaran Mah, Gülhane parkı içerisinde, Taya Hatun Sk D:8A, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey. They can be contacted via phone at +90 212 528 80 65, visit their website www.ibttm.gov.tr for more detailed information.

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Cankurtaran Mah, Gülhane parkı içerisinde, Taya Hatun Sk D:8A, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul

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Added by Jopie, at 14 February 2017

Monday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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R K

16 August 2020

A tooftal scam.
95% the museum consists of replicas. 18 lira is a total rip off for this experience.
Makaveli Mistick

09 August 2020

Definetly one of the best museums I have visited in Istanbul !
It is located in the Gulhane park wich is not very far from the Aya Sophia mosque, and it's all about the very rich history of the islamic science and technology
Must see if you visit Istanbul
קרין נינבורג

21 July 2020

The museum looks great but the organizations of the information is pretty poor. To much information in small writing, without any order, It was hard to follow.
Kadir Genç

18 June 2020

The Historical Museum of Islamic Science and Technology (Turkish: İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi) is located in Gülhane within the old palace walls in a 3,500 square meter space by the former palace stables. Opened in 2008, it houses scientific works exhibited from across the Islamic world, particularly from the 8th through 16th centuries.

With rooms devoted to such subjects as Optics, Urban Planning, Military Science, Chemistry, Pharmacology and Astronomy it is possible to learn about scores of scientific findings, inventions and discoveries.
JUZER KAPADIA

19 February 2020

This museum showcases inventions made by Muslim scientists between the 8th and 16th centuries, revealing that many Islamic advances in science and technology paved the way for later discoveries in Europe. Housed in the old stables of the Topkapı Palace, exhibits include astrolabes, a model planetarium and a water clock. Most of the scientific
instruments on display are replicas that have been carefully constructed from drawings and descriptions in contemporary texts. All the models were made at the behest of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Michael Dawson

20 January 2020

I wouldn’t call it super interesting but it’s not a bad thing to do if you’re waiting for people to arrive in Istanbul. The displays aren’t bad and a few items like the water clock and arrow trebuchets were neat to learn about. Also it’s open on Mondays so that’s a plus.

I would have given it 4 stars except it loses one for not having a washroom on premises. There is a paid toilet nearby but it should at least have a warning posted so you don’t go in when you need to go.
Vladimir Pozniak

10 January 2020

Did not know so many technical and technological inventions and creations are coming from the Islamic East. Worth a visit especially for those who are interested in this topic.

Special thanks to Germans who donated and supported this interesting exhibition.
Daniel Klein

25 September 2019

I want to start by stating that the Arab world is undeniably responsible for many technological and scientific advances, so what I say next is done with the utmost respect. This museum outlines many of these advances, but perhaps overstates the purview of the Arab world in their creation a little bit. There was certainly a lot of cross-cultural communication, but many of the advances displayed in this museum either originated or were advanced by the Arab world. My only objection is that the museum is filled with models, reproductions, and videos, with all of the originals being stored in other museums. Many of the models were built from descriptions, rather than archaeological remains. This does not deny informative value, but if you are looking for a museum with antiquities, then this is not the place. If you are looking for a museum which sums up the great contributions of the Arab world to science and technology, then this is a fascinating museum to visit.
Phil Hogben

20 September 2019

Great museum much better than I expected. Not just for science buffs, as I had read, but really comprehensive and interesting displays. Not as overwhelming as some of the other museums. The videos were very informative and I particularly liked the one on weapons of war even though I did not originally think that would interest me.
Aaron Knight

04 September 2019

It was an impressive museum with allot of equipment that were creating during that time. In each room you can find items that belong to a certain area like medicine, math, astrology, warfare etc.
Also there is a video about 10 minute long that shows you the history and how they were created.
You can find information about the equipment on each wall, for some of them there also some videos with them working and others have interact button.
You can also use your Museum Istanbul Pass here, there is also a nice park were you can rest
Haleemah Patel

25 April 2018

Great place to explore what contributions the Muslim world made - amazing design and science to see!
Abir Anabtawi

23 April 2018

Unique museum that shows the glory of Muslim scientist in their discoveries and their great contribution in science It is in gulhana Park and you need to pay 10 Tl for entrance fees. It is 2 floors and you need nearly one hour inside it.
Ebru Can

09 April 2018

JUST AWWEEEESOMEEEEE..
Here you can see in a really good way where science does really come from.. most of the basal knowledge from todays science was build up on science you can see in this museum.. its interesting to see and read about astrology, chemistry, physics, medicine, guns and tools used in wars, and so other many things..
Mohamed Hemdan

11 February 2018

It looks good in terms of information, but actually it does not have any original pieces, all the pieces are samples (copies) made based on originals existing in other museums (in many places of the world) or based on the description in the old books.
Branko Bjelajac

11 January 2018

An interesting exibition, especially on astronomy. A good number of exponates are copies. Visitors toilets outside of the building
Khaled Calderone

19 November 2017

I visited the museum as part of the Museum Card. When i arrived i was really surprised how quite it is, guess it's not very popular but still loved it and definitely should be visited.
Khaled Calderone

09 October 2017

I visited the museum as part of the Museum Card. When i arrived i was really surprised how no other visiters are there, guess it's not very popular but still loved it and definitely should be visited.
Glen Carrigg

21 September 2017

Great place but did not have much time there. Anyone who likes astrology should get to this museum.
Shatisha Chen

10 July 2017

Loved the place. It's really quiet - so I guess it's not very popular - but if you're interested in history of science type stuff there's loads to see
Mohammed Ayoub

07 July 2017

The concept is interesting, however, the museum contains only replicas of artifacts and not the genuine article. Meh.
Rustem Karimov

20 June 2017

Conveys the Islamic approaches for different sciences. Really interesting museum to understand the origin of many theories and things
Ananya Zabin

19 June 2017

Got to know a lot about the contributions of muslims towards science and technology.
Marat Kinyabulatov

21 February 2017

Good exposition of celestial measuring instruments, war machines, surgery tools. However, whole visiting leaves a daunting sense of light propaganda and feels like narration feels hurt because West forgot Islamic science. With all said, as moronic Christian offensive against science war in Europe, Islamic clerics also abominated many of scientific researches, and overall science in Muslim world degraded from mud 14-15 century not because of the West, but because it's inner processes, and still didn't pick up.