Culture and art / Museum
Konya Ethnography Museum
Meram, Konya
An ethnography museum dating from 1975, displaying the carpets and kilims, clothing, jewelry and everyday items of Konya and its surroundings.
Its story
The museum opened on 6 December 1975 in its building on Sahip Ata Caddesi. The exhibition hall contains hand-woven carpets and kilims collected mostly from the Konya region, bindallı dresses and kaftans, needle lace (oya), embroidered bundle wrappers (bohça), women's ornaments, coffee sets, weapons and calligraphy examples. Some carpets from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods are important pieces of the collection. On the Ministry's museum page the museum currently appears closed; check the current status before visiting.
Key facts
- Opened
- 1975
- Status
- Appears closed on the Ministry page (reopening date uncertain)
- Admission
- Free when open
Trip purpose
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
37.86670, 32.49168
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konya_Etnografya_M%C3%BCzesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konya_Ethnography_Museum | https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?SectionId=KEM01&DistId=MRK | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6078403