Adam Mickiewicz Museum
A small house museum in Beyoğlu devoted to Poland's national poet, who came to Istanbul in 1855 to raise a Polish legion to fight Russia in the Crimean War and died of cholera here within months.
- At the gate
- Free
- Allow
- 1h 30m
- District
- Beyoglu
- Closed
- Open daily
The Adam Mickiewicz Museum, in short
A small house museum in Beyou011flu devoted to Poland's national poet, who came to Istanbul in 1855 to raise a Polish legion to fight Russia in the Crimean War and died of cholera here within months.
It is a modest place and an unexpected one u2014 a corner of Polish national memory tucked into a back street of Istanbul.
What it costs
Entry is free. Included on the pass.
Getting there
In Beyou011flu, a short walk from u0130stiklal Street. Take the M2 metro to u015eiu015fhane.
How long to allow
Twenty to thirty minutes. It is one small house.
What is inside
Manuscripts, letters, political documents from his months in Istanbul, and the cellar where he was first laid to rest before his remains were taken to Paris and eventually to Kraku00f3w. The house was restored with Polish government support and is maintained as a memorial.
Frequently asked questions
- Poland's national poet and a political exile, who came to Istanbul in 1855 to raise a Polish legion for the Crimean War and died here the same year.
- Entry is free, and it is included on the pass.
- Twenty to thirty minutes u2014 it is a small house museum.
- Not here. He was first interred in the cellar, then moved to Paris, and finally to Wawel Cathedral in Kraku00f3w.