Osman Hamdi Bey House and Museum

Closed for renovations

I suppose the museum was closed for renovations, there was no sign or information on the entrance. The museum looks very tired on the outside, the wood needs to have an important repair job and new p...

Nice to see museum with paintings

This museum house is decorated with Osman Hamdi's paintings and few waxworks. Entrance is free. Although it is small it is nice to see the museum house and its garden. Its garden has benches to sit an...

Read up a little first, then you'll love it

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910) was Turkey's premier painter, first on a notably short list. He was a late Ottoman, and a Renaissance man of the first water. While relatively unknown in the west, his wo...