Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum

The Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum takes its name from the Beykoz Glass and Crystal Imperial Factory, established in this district during the Ottoman period and the most important glass factory of its time. The museum's historic building was commissioned by Abraham Pasha, who was the gatekeeper of the Egyptian Khedive Ismail Pasha and was promoted to the rank of vizier by Sultan Abdülaziz. Abraham Pasha had pavilions, birdhouses, pools, a theater building, and stables built on his land in Beykoz in the 19th century. The stable building, one of the structures mentioned above that remains today, was restored by the National Palaces and converted into a museum. This stone building, with its U-shaped plan reflecting the architectural features of the 19th century, offers unique museum spaces with its magnificent structure.

The Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum is located in a large forest and covers an area of approximately 360 acres. The museum has a magnificent garden with exotic plants and 117 different types of trees in every shade of green. Abraham Pasha took meticulous care of the garden at his Beykoz estate, bringing plants and trees that were not found in the Ottoman Empire at the time and having them planted here. The diversity and historical significance of the flora in the garden also gives the Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum the character of a botanical museum.

The collection of the Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum, where the development stages of Turkish glass art can be traced, includes not only Turkish glassware but also unique pieces produced in Europe for Ottoman palaces.