National Palaces Painting Museum
Ottoman and European painting from the imperial collection, housed in the former Crown Prince's Apartments in the Dolmabahçe Palace grounds.
- At the gate
- £12.75
- Allow
- 1h 30m
- District
- Besiktas
- Closed
- Open daily
The National Palaces Painting Museum, in short
Ottoman and European painting from the imperial collection, housed in the former Crown Prince's Apartments in the Dolmabahu00e7e Palace grounds.
It covers the period when Ottoman art turned towards Europe u2014 court portraits, Bosphorus views, and works by the Sultans' own painters alongside the Europeans they commissioned.
Opening hours
Open daily, 09:00 to 17:00, with last entry an hour before closing.
What it costs
Walk-up entry is u20ac15. Included on the pass.
Getting there
Inside the Dolmabahu00e7e Palace grounds at Beu015fiktau015f. T1 tram to Kabatau015f, then a five-minute walk.
How long to allow
Forty-five minutes to an hour. It pairs naturally with Dolmabahu00e7e Palace and the Palace Collections Museum, all three on one site and all three on the pass.
What to see
Works by Osman Hamdi Bey u2014 painter, archaeologist and the man behind the Archaeological Museums u2014 alongside u015eeker Ahmed Pasha, Ivan Aivazovsky's Bosphorus scenes, and the Italian and French painters who worked for the court.
Frequently asked questions
- Within the Dolmabahu00e7e Palace grounds in Beu015fiktau015f, in the former Crown Prince's Apartments.
- Daily, 09:00 to 17:00, with last entry an hour before closing.
- Ottoman and European painting from the imperial collection, including Osman Hamdi Bey and Aivazovsky.
- Yes. Dolmabahu00e7e Palace, the Palace Collections Museum and this share one site, and all three are on the pass.