About The Museum of Innocence
The Museum of Innocence (Turkish: Masumiyet Müzesi) is a museum in a 19th-century house in Istanbul (Çukurcuma) created by novelist Orhan Pamuk as a companion to his novel The Museum of Innocence. The museum and the novel were created in tandem, centred on the stories of two Istanbul families. On 17 May 2014, the museum was announced as the winner of the 2014 European Museum of the Year Award.
The narrative and the museum offer a glimpse into upper-class Istanbul life from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The novel details the story of Kemal, a wealthy Istanbulite who falls in love with his poorer cousin, Füsun, and the museum displays the artefacts of their love story. According to the museum website, the collection, which includes more than a thousand objects, presents what the novel's characters "used, wore, heard, saw, collected and dreamed of, all meticulously arranged in boxes and display cabinets."
This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. The Museum of Innocence (museum)
Location and Access
The Museum of Innocence is located in Beyoğlu district, İstanbul. Coordinates are 41.03093, 28.97982. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İstanbul.
Places to Visit Near The Museum of Innocence
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Baths of Firuz Ağa
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St Joseph's Orphanage
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Çukurcuma Baths
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Tomtom Fountain
Religious Sites
Tomtom Mescidi
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Ekmekçibaşı Ali Ağa Mosque
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Gül Baba Türbesi (Tomtom
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İsmet İnönü House Museum
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Topkapı Palace
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Jewish Museum of Turkey
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İstanbul Modern
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Pera Museum
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Orhan Kemal Literature Museum
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Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum
Frequently Asked Questions
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