This is an amazing museum was created by celebrated Turkish author Orham Pamuk and is a companion piece, if you will, to the book of the same name. It's based on a museum described in the book and he curated it as he wrote the book, finding objects then working them into the story or, in some cases, finding they didn't fit the story and then getting rid of them for the real-world museum. Obviously reading the book before you visit is the richest way to experience it, but I'd only read an excerpt and found this a thought-provoking, amazing experience. A must-see in Istanbul and off the beaten track.