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Istanbul Archaeological Museum vs Pera Museum
Both are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Istanbul Archaeological Museums is the choice of most professionals compared to Pera Museum. Istanbul Archaeological Museums ranks #2 in Istanbul with approval from 10 sources including Fodor's, Time Out and Frommer's.
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
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Osman Hamdi Bey Yokusu, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's
"Step into this vast repository of spectacular finds... to get a head-spinning look at the civilizations that have thrived for thousands of years in and around Turkey."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"It may not pull the number of visitors that flock to nearby Topkapı, but this superb museum complex shouldn't be missed."
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Travel + Leisure
"The world-class museum's garden alone begs a look. Inside, there are outstanding ancient sarcophagi, Byzantine sculpture, and Roman busts."
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Frommer's
"The Istanbul Archaeology Museum is housed in three buildings just inside the first court of Topkapi Palace and includes the Museum of the Ancient Orient."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This highly comprehensive museum is dedicated to Antiquity."
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Pera Museum
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Mesrutiyet Cad. No.65, Tepebaşı, Istanbul 34443, Turkey
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Fodor's
"A small private museum housed in a grand 1893 building (the former Bristol Hotel), the Pera showcases a diverse range of exhibits."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Head to this museum to admire works from Suna and İnan Kıraç's splendid collection of paintings featuring Turkish Orientalist themes."
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Travel + Leisure
"Set in a lavish 19th-century mansion overlooking the Golden Horn, the privately funded museum stages exhibitions such as a show of Kutahya pottery and Orientalist portraits from the late Ottoman era."
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Frommer's
"Located on five floors in the heart of Old Pera, the Pera Museum houses a small but solid collection of Kütahya ceramics."
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Let's Go
"The museum’s best-known painting is Osman Hamdi Bey’s strangely funny The Tortoise Trainer, which the Pera bought for $3.5 million in 2004."
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