Toys from the private collection of writer and poet Sunay Akın bring people of all generations together in the same emotions at ‘MOİ Sanat’ in Mall Of İstanbul. At Turkey’s largest Toy Exhibition, fun-filled workshops are also on offer, ranging from toy making to toy repair. Everyone from age 7 to 70 relives their childhood in a time tunnel as they explore the exhibition.
Turkey’s largest shopping, entertainment and lifestyle center, Mall Of İstanbul, is hosting antique toys from various countries in the world, symbolizing different cultures, as part of writer and poet Sunay Akın’s private collection at MOİ Sanat. Curated by Sunay Akın, the ‘Toy Exhibition - A 5,000-Year-Old Story’ conveys the 5,000-year history of toys from antiquity to the present day to its visitors. A first in Turkey, the exhibition features pieces that have never been exhibited before from Akın’s 4,000-piece collection, which he built over 20 years by visiting antique shops in 40 different countries, and presents the development of toy history in chronological order. The exhibition, which will evoke different emotions in visitors, will remain open until April 24.