Kastamonu Ethnography Museum

Kastamonu Ethnography Museum

Kastamonu Etnoğrafya Müzesi
Kastamonu Etnography Museum
Established	1997 (1997)
Location	Hepkebirler mah, Kastamonu, Turkey
Coordinates	Coordinates: 41°22′32″N 33°26′44″E / 41.37556°N 33.44556°E / 41.37556; 33.44556
Type	Ethnography
Collections	Seljuks of Anatolia, Jandarids, Ottoman
Collection size	6989 [1]
Owner	Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Kastamonu Ethnograhy 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 pf Liva Pasha") . The building is on Çiftehamam street of Hepkebirler quarters of Kastamonu ^[1]at 41°22′32″N 33°26′44″E / 41.37556°N 33.44556°E / 41.37556; 33.44556.

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]

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References

1. 1 2 Cultural Property page (Turkish)
2. 1 2 Kastamonu Culture page (Turkish)
3. ↑ Unesco page