Walk past ticket queues and show your mobile QR code at the entrance.
Listen to a curated audio guide in 25 different languages
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Walk past the long ticket lines and enter the museum quickly with your QR ticket.
Enjoy a specially curated audio guide available in 25 languages, including English, German, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and more.
See priceless carpets from the Seljuk Empire, Anatolia, and regions like Iran and the Caucasus.
Admire hand-written calligraphy, illuminated Qurans, imperial decrees, and historic documents.
Explore glass, ceramic, wooden, and stone works created by artists from different Islamic regions.
Experience these treasures inside the Ibrahim Pasha Palace, one of the finest surviving Ottoman palaces.
Your entry ticket and audio guide link will be sent to you by email. Show your QR code at the entrance for direct access.
The audio guide requires an internet connection for the first download; once installed, it works offline.
Children under 5 can enter for free but must present a valid passport at the entrance.
Large luggage or suitcases are not allowed inside the museum.
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For local tourists, to get to know more deeply about their roots of art, religion, and history is needed. If you are coming from abroad, with the Istanbul Tourist Pass, you can enjoy getting informed about the past of your world neighbors. The quality guided tours will help while you observe the magnificence of the unique pieces of Islamic art.
Your ticket includes skip-the-line entry and access to a specially curated audio guide in 25 languages.
Your QR code ticket and audio guide link will be sent to you by email. Simply show the QR code at the entrance for direct access.
The museum houses the world’s largest carpet collection, rare Qurans, calligraphy, imperial edicts, as well as artifacts made of glass, ceramic, wood, and stone from across the Islamic world.
It is located inside the historic Ibrahim Pasha Palace, right next to the Blue Mosque on Sultanahmet Square.
The collection includes rare Seljuk carpets, Iranian and Caucasian designs, and Ottoman masterpieces, making it one of the most valuable in the world.
The museum is housed in the 16th-century Ibrahim Pasha Palace, one of the oldest surviving Ottoman palaces, offering a unique setting that blends history and architecture.
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