İzmir Toy Museum


İzmir Toy Museum is a museum of toys in İzmir, Turkey. The museum is situated near Varyant street on Halil Rifat Paşa mah 31, Konak.
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History

The museum was established by ceramic artist, Ümran Baradan. In 2005, she donated a two-storey house and toys she had purchased in various countries. Later, Sunay Akın, who had previously founded İstanbul Toy Museum, contributed various items to the museum.

The museum

The museum is now run by the municipality of Konak The ground floor contains objects donated by Ümran Baradan. The first floor is reserved for Sunay Akın's donations.

Exhibits

In addition to classical Turkish toys, such as Karagöz and Hacivat, toys from many countries are displayed. Some examples are: