Stamp Museum Explained

Stamp Museum
Native Name:PTT Pul Müzesi
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Map Type:Turkey
Coordinates:39.9383°N 32.8542°W
Location:Atatürk Bulvarı No: 13 Ulus / Ankara
Type:Postage stamp
Collections:Ottoman Empire, Turkish Republic, Other countries
Owner:Turkish PTT
Website:Stamp Museum

The Stamp Museum (Turkish: Pul Müzesi) is a museum in Ankara, Turkey.

The building

The museum is in Ulus neighborhood of Ankara at 39.9383°N 32.8542°W.[1] The museum building was the headquarters of a former bank named Emlak ve Eytam Bank. It was planned by Clemens Holzmeister, the renown Austrian architect and was built in 1933-34 term.[2] It is a five floor building with a total area of . After the bank was merged to another bank in 1946 [3] the building was handed over to Turkish PTT. In 2013 after renovation the building was opened to public as a stamp museum.

Collections

The Turkish and the Ottoman as well as some foreign postage stamps are displayed in the museum. [2] There are also thematic collections shown below: [4]

Cultural heritage

Atatürk (founder of Turkey)

Vehicles

Sports

Nature

Tourism

Notes and References

  1. http://e-sehir.com/turkiye-haritasi/ptt-pul-muzesi-nerede-nasil-gidilir.html Map page
  2. http://www.arkitera.com/proje/2590/ptt-pul-muzesi Essay by İlknur Sudaş in Akitera architecture page
  3. https://www.turkcebilgi.com/emlak_ve_eytam_bankas%C4%B1 Turkish info page
  4. http://www.pttpulmuzesi.org.tr/PageDetail.aspx?PID=4 Museum page