During the museum journey; Dr. Instructor Member Talat SARIKAVAK talked about the effects of toys on children and their contribution to development areas. Instructor See. She thanked the students for their participation in the trip, stating that they would reinforce the theoretical knowledge they had learned in the course of "games and game materials" by Bedriye CELIK, thanks to today's visit to the toy museum. Afterwards, Lecturer See. Buse KERIGAN also mentioned the toy museums in Turkey and gave information about the establishment and story of the Istanbul Toy Museum. Res. See. Hatice Zelal BINGOL gave information about educational toys and drew attention to what should be considered when choosing toys. Res. See. Kübra ALDIRMAZ, on the other hand, continued her words by drawing attention to the point of view from which they visited the museum.With the speech of Belgin AKIN, the general director of the museum, in which she made wishes and wishes that draw attention to the meaning and importance of the day.“May 20 Child Development Day” celebration was held.
Istanbul Toy Museum; It was founded on April 23, 2005 by Belgin AKIN and poet/writer Sunay AKIN. The museum,
where the most popular examples of toy history from the 1700s to the present are exhibited, is located in a historical mansion in Göztepe district. Istanbul Toy Museum, which was established with toys that Sunay Akın bought from antique shops and auctions in more than 40 countries in 20 years, presents world history to its visitors with a more fun and memorable learning method. For example, in the section where space toys are exhibited, the effort to reach the Moon, and in the train toys section, the industrial revolution is described in the language of toys. The decoration of the museum was designed with this in mind by the stage design artist Ayhan DOGAN.
With the Istanbul Toy Museum, the gap in our country regarding toy museums, which have great importance in European countries, has been completed and Istanbul Toy Museum has an important place among the examples in the world. The TOYCO-2012 Istanbul (European Association of Toy and Children's Museums) meeting, which was held by the Istanbul Toy Museum in November 2012 and is a first in the world, was held in Turkey for the first time. In this way, Istanbul Toy Museum became a pioneer in the establishment of the association of children's and toy museums in the world, and gave Istanbul the title of 'capital of toy museums'. Istanbul Toy Museum has set an example for the opening of other toy museums in our country.
“Toys of Türkiye, Treasures of Sunay AKIN” exhibition was opened in Nuremberg Toy Museum. The Turkish toys and Sunay Akın's treasures exhibition, which was opened at the Nuremberg Toy Museum with the initiative of the Nuremberg Objective Culture Center, was presented to our students with a video screening.
