Hello explorers! We are now living in a modern and convenient world, but have you ever curious about how people live and what people use a few decades ago? Recently, I visited the Rahmi M. Koç Museum, and it exhibit all kinds of stuff in our daily life. From photos to models and real used objects, you can learn more about Ankara and the past generations (not just Ankara but all around the world).
The museum locates near Ankara Castle, I think it's nice to visit both places on the same day. Originally, I planned to spend 2 hours at the museum, but end up spending 4 hours in it. I found the exhibit so interesting, hope you can feel the same from the comparison below.
1. Ankara Castle
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2. Computer
3. Sewing Machine
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There is also a exhibition room specially for Ankara and Atatürk! You can find the objects he owned, magazines about him and also listen to his voice too!
All the exhibit in this museum look so vintage, but then I was thinking, the stuff here was once modern and high technology as well! One day, the things we are using now would be store in a museum too.
Special exhibition- Weaving The History: Mystery Of A City
(From 12.05.2018 - 16.09.2018) So when I visited the museum, they are having a short term exhibition about Sof, which is a kind of silky, fine and deluxe fabric woven with the yarn spun from mohair goats. Sof was once produced exclusively in Ankara during the 15th century and seen as a most important commercial product of Ankara. It was consumed by tradesmen, princes and princesses all around Europe for centuries until the 19th century. Not only the history of sof, you can also learn about how people dye it with natural ingredients and see well keep pieces made from last century.
At first, I thought this museum was a small one and that I can finish exploring to in a short period of time. However, it was not as small as I thought and they have lots of exhibits that I just came out 4 hours later. It's a really nice place to visit if you are interested in culture and history. Hope you enjoyed it and see you next time!
Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi
Opening Hours Closed on Monday Tuesday-Friday 10:00 - 17:00 Saturday-Sunday 10:00-18:00 (1 October - 31 March) 10:00-19:00 (1 April - 30 September) Tel: +90 (312) 309 68 00 Fax: +90 (312) 309 12 10 Necatibey Mahallesi, Depo Sokak No:1, Altında ğ - Ankara, Turkey www.rmk-museum.org.tr
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AuthorA traveller from Hong Kong exploring Ankara Archives
May 2018
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