Konya Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Konya Etnografya Müzesi) is an ethnographic museum devoted to the people, cultures and lifestyle in and around Konya, Turkey.
Konya Etnografya Müzesi | |
  Location within Turkey | |
| Established | 6 December 1975 |
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| Location | Sahip Ata St., Konya, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°52′00″N 32°29′29″E / 37.86667°N 32.49139°E |
| Type | Ethnographic museum |
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
editThe 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.
References
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- ^ "Konya Etnografya Müzesi Nerede Haritası Sahibiata Mh. Meram Konya (map page)". haritamap.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "Konya Etnografya Müzesi - Müze". muze.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ ".:: İslâm Ansiklopedisi ::. | Islam Encyclopaedia art:Konya Etnografya Müzesi". islamansiklopedisi.info. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "KONYA ETNOĞRAFYA MÜZESİ | Kültür Portalı". kulturportali.gov.tr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.