Museum in Aegean village draws visitors
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Anatolia News Agency
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 31, 2009 00:00
EDREMİT - An ethnography museum established in Tahtakuşlar village, in the Edremit district of the Aegean city of Balıkesir, has become one of the region’s most-visited destinations, its founder says.
Retired teacher Alibey Kudar’s family decided to open the museum in 1945. At that time, he said, they began collecting materials on the second floor of their house, opening the museum in 1991. UNESCO allocated $10,000 to the museum in 1994.
"Our museum draws visitors from all around the world. It is visited by nearly 200,000 people a year," Kudar said. "The village has become a place of attraction thanks to the museum."
Village’s history
The museum shows the history of Tahtakuşlar, which was established by the Turkmen people during the Ottoman era. Their migration and lifestyle is represented with exhibits of clothes, tents, kitchen implements, and hunting equipment. The museum also has a library and an exhibition hall. Its nautical section contains wonders from the seas, including a mummy of the world’s biggest leatherback sea turtle Ğ weighing 365 kilograms and measuring 2.2 meters long Ğ found in the Marmara Sea in 1997.
The museum’s library has more than 10,000 books and also displays exhibitions on painting, photography, ceramics, and handicrafts, Kudar said, adding that the museum has so far been used as a source for nearly 250 thesis studies.
"Our museum draws visitors from all around the world. It is visited by nearly 200,000 people a year," Kudar said. "The village has become a place of attraction thanks to the museum."
Village’s history
The museum shows the history of Tahtakuşlar, which was established by the Turkmen people during the Ottoman era. Their migration and lifestyle is represented with exhibits of clothes, tents, kitchen implements, and hunting equipment. The museum also has a library and an exhibition hall. Its nautical section contains wonders from the seas, including a mummy of the world’s biggest leatherback sea turtle Ğ weighing 365 kilograms and measuring 2.2 meters long Ğ found in the Marmara Sea in 1997.
The museum’s library has more than 10,000 books and also displays exhibitions on painting, photography, ceramics, and handicrafts, Kudar said, adding that the museum has so far been used as a source for nearly 250 thesis studies.