Kastamonu Ethnography Museum Explained

Kastamonu Ethnography Museum
Native Name:Kastamonu Etnoğrafya Müzesi
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Map Type:Turkey
Coordinates:41.3756°N 33.4456°W
Location:Hepkebirler mah, Kastamonu, Turkey
Type:Ethnography
Collections:Seljuks of Anatolia, Jandarids, Ottoman
Collection Size:6989
Owner:Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Kastamonu Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Kastamonu Etnoğrafya Müzesi) is a museum in Kastamonu, Turkey

Location

The museum is in a historic building named Liva Paşa Konağı ("The mansion of Liva Pasha") . The building is on Çiftehamam street of Hepkebirler quarters of Kastamonu [1] at 41.3756°N 33.4456°W.

History

The 3-storey mansion was built in 1887 by an Ottoman mir-liva ("Brigadier general") Sadık Pasha. In 1978 it was bought by the Ministry of Culture. In 1997 it was opened as an ethnography museum.[2]

Exhibit

In the ground floor is reserved for the library specialized on Kastamonu and the picture gallery of Kastamonu. In the upper floor various ethnographic items are exhibited. Most important of these is the portal of Mahmut Bey Mosque, a mosque built in Kasaba village in 1366 [3] which is a masterpiece of art. The uppermost floor reflects the Kastamonu urban life by means of mannequins.[2]

References

  1. http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/TR,44111/kastamonu-muze-mudurlugu.html Cultural Property page
  2. http://www.kastamonukultur.gov.tr/TR,93950/etnografya-muzesi.html Kastamonu Culture page
  3. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5904/ Unesco page