Konya Ethnography Museum Explained
| Konya Ethnography Museum |
| Native Name: | Konya Etnografya Müzesi |
| Map Type: | Turkey |
| Coordinates: | 37.8667°N 32.4914°W |
| Location: | Sahip Ata St., Konya, Turkey |
| Type: | Ethnographic museum |
Konya Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Konya Etnografya Müzesi) is an ethnographic museum devoted to the people, cultures and lifestyle in and around Konya, Turkey.
The museum is on Sahip Ata Street.[1] It is a two-story building with a basement. The basement is reserved for the offices and the photoshop.[2] The conference room is in the ground floor. The museum was established on 6 December 1975.
Exhibited items
The exhibited items are:
- Historical carpets: Some of more notable carpets are those from Eşrefoğlu Mosque dated to 13th and 15th centuries.
- Women’s traditional wear such as bindallı, salta, cepken and kaftan etc.
- Ornaments such as embroidery, bracelet and neckband etc.
- Ottoman writing tools
- Examples of early Konya newspapers,[3]
- Metallic keys and locks,
- Copper, bronze, glass and porcelain kitchen tools,
- Silver and bronze candelabras,
- Coffee tools,
- Beads,
- Weapons,
- Hand written books.[4]
The personal ethnographic collections of Refet Yardımcı and Kenan Özbel are also on display in the museum.
Notes and References
- Web site: Konya Etnografya Müzesi Nerede Haritası Sahibiata Mh. Meram Konya (map page) . haritamap.com. 2017-08-27.
- Web site: Konya Etnografya Müzesi - Müze. muze.gov.tr. 2017-08-27. 2017-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012054154/http://www.muze.gov.tr/tr/muzeler/konya-etnografya-muzesi. dead.
- Web site: .:: İslâm Ansiklopedisi ::. | Islam Encyclopaedia art:Konya Etnografya Müzesi. islamansiklopedisi.info. 2017-08-27.
- Web site: KONYA ETNOĞRAFYA MÜZESİ | Kültür Portalı. kulturportali.gov.tr. 2017-08-27.
