Art Museum
Akşehir Museum
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Akşehir Museum is an art museum in Akşehir, Turkey.
About Akşehir Museum
Akşehir Museum, a.k.a. Nasrettin Hoca Archaeology and Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Nasrettin Hoca Arkeoloji ve Etnoğrafya Müzesi), is a national museum in Akşehir district of Konya Province, central Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts and ethnographic items. Established in 2007, it is dedicated to Nasrettin Hoca, a satirical figure in Turkish history and folklore, whose tomb is in Akşehir.
The museum is on Ulucami Street in Akşehir at 38°21′24″N 31°24′40″E. Its distance to Konya is 135 km (84 mi).
The museum was formerly housed in a historic building named Taşmedrese, which was inadequate. The museum was moved later to a mansion, built in 1914 and was owned by a local coroner. The building was acquired by the Ministry of Culture in 1989.
Akşehir Museum by the numbers
- Founded
- 2007
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