The Museum of the Ancient Orient (
Turkish language: Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum in
Istanbul, and part of the group of
Istanbul Archaeology Museums, located just in front of the main Archaeology Museum building.[1][2] The building of the museum is in the ancient
College of Fine Arts (Sanâyi-i Nefîse Mektebi), commissioned by
Osman Hamdi Bey in 1883. The museum itself was established in 1935.[3]