Arts & Culture · 29 of the best in Istanbul
Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk’s museum of a novel
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Image courtesy of © Svklimkin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, created the Museum of Innocence alongside his novel of the same name, and opened it in 2012 in a red house in Çukurcuma. Its cabinets of everyday objects, matchboxes, clocks, photographs and thousands of cigarette butts, evoke the Istanbul of the 1950s to the 1970s. You do not need to have read the book to be moved by it.
Why it's on our list
- Created by Orhan Pamuk
- Opened 2012
- Cabinets of everyday Istanbul
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museum of Innocence before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Museum of Innocence are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro & tram stops
- OdakuleT2350 m4 min walk
- Galatasaray LisesiT2350 m4 min walk
- Hüseyin Ağa CamiiT2450 m6 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Şimşirci Sokağı350 m5 min walk
- Taxi rank, Cihangir Caddesi550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- İstiklal Avenue350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Galata Tower750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Taksim Square800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Galata Bridge1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Spice Bazaar1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Dolmabahçe Palace1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Süleymaniye Mosque2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Topkapı Palace2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Grand Bazaar2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Hagia Sophia2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
Getting around
- Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)31 kmCar or taxi 97 min
- Istanbul Airport (IST)33 kmCar or taxi 103 min