A very atmospheric small painting museum with a beautiful courtyard, garden, and the famous carved gate to the Bosphorus. In the museum you will see works by European and Turkish painters, and of course, the pearl is the Aivazovsky Hall with 20 works unknown to us. Not all are marine. In January 2025, admission cost 450 lire (audio guide for free on passport), together with the Dolmabahce Palace 1,500 lire. There is practically no queue here, unlike in Dolmabahce. There is a nice cafe on site. We had a great day
My main desire in Istanbul is to visit the gallery of Dolmabahce Palace. The first thing I felt was: Giddy with happiness and puppy delight! In silence, because January is not the season for tourists, I stayed to look at Aivazovsky's paintings.
The gallery greets you with darkness, the paintings are spotlit, and you are immersed in a world of stormy waves and seascapes. Aivazovsky conveys light, water and atmosphere so that you can feel the cold breeze and the sound of the surf. It's not just art, it's magic that captures. Each painting is like a window into another world. It feels deeper than seeing pretty things.
It's a very pleasant place. I was just at the magnolia blossom. Cheaper entrance through: bypass Dolmabahce, 500 meters on the left to the inscription Resim Muzesi... entrance to the Museum 100 tour lira per adult, also a view of the Bosphorus through the gate