Konya Ethnography Museum

Konya Ethnography Museum

Konya Etnografya Müzesi
Location within Turkey
Established	6 December 1975; 49 years ago (1975-12-06)
Location	Sahip Ata St., Konya, Turkey
Coordinates	37°52′00″N 32°29′29″E
Type	Ethnographic museum

A 16th-century carpet from Mevlana lodge

A carpet from Eşrefoğlu Mosque

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.

References

1. "Konya Etnografya Müzesi Nerede Haritası Sahibiata Mh. Meram Konya (map page)". haritamap.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
2. "Konya Etnografya Müzesi - Müze". muze.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
3. ".:: İslâm Ansiklopedisi ::. | Islam Encyclopaedia art:Konya Etnografya Müzesi". islamansiklopedisi.info. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
4. "KONYA ETNOĞRAFYA MÜZESİ | Kültür Portalı". kulturportali.gov.tr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.