The Iznik Museum takes its visitors, tourists and locals, on an interesting and informative tour about the history of the town and its development through different eras. Its collection includes a number of pottery vessels, mosaic panels decorated with shapes inspired by the beauty of the nature of Iznik and the region as a whole, ancient pottery pieces, stone tombstones, and pictures of sultans The Ottomans and prominent figures of the town's march, as well as cooking utensils and equipment as the building was formerly a public kitchen serving meals to the poor.