İzmir Toy Museum (also called “Ümran Baradan Toy Museum”) is a museum of toys in
İzmir
İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. The museum is situated near Varyant street on Halil Rifat Paşa mah 31,
Konak.
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
Sunay Akın (born 12 September 1962) is a Turkish people, Turkish poet, writer, TV host, journalist, and a philanthropist. He is the founder of Istanbul Toy Museum.
Akın was born in Trabzon, Turkey. Akın is best known for his poetry; his prim ...
, 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 (an intracity district of İzmir.) 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
Karagöz ( in Turkish) and Hacivat (shortened in time from "Hacı İvaz" meaning "İvaz the Pilgrim", and also sometimes written as Hacivad) are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period ...
, toys from many countries are displayed. Some examples are:
*1860 Baby carriage (United States)
*1880 Cardboard town (United Kingdom)
*1920 Teddy bear (Germany)
*1920 Dancing girl (Italy)
*1920 Baby house (Turkey-Alanya)
*1930 Washing machine (United States)
*1920s Tin automobiles (United States, United Kingdom and Germany)
Karagöz in İzmir Toy Museum.JPG, Karagöz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in İzmir Toy Museum.JPG, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
References
External links
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Museums in İzmir
Toy museums
Buildings and structures in İzmir