Culture and art / Museum
Midyat Filigree (Telkari) Museum
Midyat, Mardin
A municipal museum presenting telkari, the fine silver wirework identified with Midyat's Syriac craftsmen, with a production workshop.
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Its story
Telkari (filigree) is a decorative art made by braiding and soldering extremely fine silver wires, and in Midyat it has been passed down from generation to generation through the master-apprentice relationship. Founded on the initiative of the Midyat Municipality, the museum aims to keep this craft alive; jewelry, religious symbols and ornaments decorated with plant patterns and geometric motifs are on display. In the museum's workshop you can watch the stages of making telkari. As it is within walking distance of the silversmiths' bazaar and the guesthouse in Old Midyat, it is easily added to a tour of the town.
Key facts
- Period
- Contemporary museum
- Admission
- Paid
- Getting there
- Old Midyat, around the Silversmiths' Bazaar
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Rainy day
Location
37.41531, 41.37567
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://mardin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-373971/telkari-muzesi.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11915867173 | https://goturkiye.com/tr/mardin/gor