Ola Løvholm

★ 2 4 months ago

I usually enjoy these types of museums, but unfortunately this museum wasn’t that great, in fact it’s a spoiled opportunity. I usually enjoy the history of science, engineering and science, and have a blind spot for the history of science during the ottoman era. I thought this would be an enlightening and interesting experience. The objects itself are replicas and I don’t mind that, what I mind is the lack of curation and interactive elements. It’s a listing of different objects in different fields of the sciences, but what did the objects solve, what are the actual contributions and how did they work? We went through the exhibition using the provided audio guide. It’s such a pity, this could be really really interesting, but unfortunately it does not feed into the curious and learning mind.

Ali AlMusawi

★ 3 2 months ago

I really wanted to give it 5 stars but couldn’t. I like these kind of museums, but this was one was boring! No interactive experience, just walking around with labels difficult to read, even the employees seem very bored working here! The concept is great, the location is also good, but definitely needs more innovation.

Andrei Shedko

★ 5 a month ago

So many concepts normally considered to have originally b een discovered in Europe are shown to have been discovered in the Islamic world first. The "discovery of America by Muslim sailors from Java" theory is particularly interesting.