Adalar Müzesi

Adalar Museum, which was brought to life within the scope of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency projects through the joint work of the Adalar Foundation, Adalar Municipality and the Adalar District Governorship, became fully operational on 10 September 2010. Istanbul’s first contemporary city museum approach offers a different experience for visitors with its content, presentation, spaces, layout and activities. Visitors are welcomed by an introductory animation prepared as a result of studies carried out on various maps and space photographs of the 9 Istanbul Islands, and it provides basic urban information about Adalar. The replica of the Dunkleosteus armored fish, whose fossilized traces were found in the island rocks and which is known to have lived in these seas 400 million years ago, is also located right in front of you.

The Museum Gives the Message Let Us Protect Nature

While the nature of Adalar, all its riches, the diversity they have had throughout history, the living species that disappeared over time, the destruction of nature and its consequences are explained to the general audience, surprises await especially children. The living species lost over time in the waters surrounding Adalar are also in this section. Fish, crustaceans and plants that have disappeared in the recent period. Life depleted in Marmara is addressed, from algae, of which there are hundreds in a drop of seawater, to “mucilage,” the waste of microscopic organisms consisting of carbohydrates, fat and protein. In this section, video and especially examination with a microscope for children are used. Geology Excursion Panel Birds of Adalar Adalar from the Notes of Ancient Age Writers and Travelers The Beginning of the Shaping of Life in Adalar The First Owners of Adalar From Exile to Summer Resort …

The Connection of Adalar to Istanbul and the Settlement Area Adalar A Summer Resort Loved from Afar, Visited in Summer Adalar Adalar Architecture Population Changes and Migration Transportation to Adalar / Transportation within Adalar / Rowing Races Study Sea Transportation and Water Sports Islander Musicians Adalar and Taste Place of Escape and Rediscovered Adalar Databases Accessible from Every Point of the Museum On touch screens that make it possible to access information about the history, present and future of Adalar, Maps, Ottoman Archive documents, Architectural Heritage, Oral History and the database of famous islanders...

Other Sections of the Museum • Library • Archive • Website www.adalarmuzesi.org • Events, Workshops, Children's Education Programs • Island Taste Tours • Museum Friends

Places to Visit in Istanbul Address: Adalar Müzesi Hangar Museum Area, Aya Nikola Mevkii Büyükada / Adalar - İSTANBUL