Ethnography Museum of Ankara
Ankara Etnografya Müzesi
An early Republican neoclassical building housing Turkish folk costumes, carpets and woodcarvings, where Atatürk was once temporarily interred.
The museum was built in 1925–1928 as a representative work of the First National Architecture Movement, and an equestrian statue of Atatürk stands at its entrance. From 1938 to 1953, Atatürk's body was temporarily kept in the building, and the original hall has been preserved as a memorial space. The collection includes traditional costumes from across Anatolia, wedding customs, embroidery, carpets and kilims, and Seljuk and Ottoman carved wooden doors and pulpits, giving a full picture of Turkish folk culture. Next door is the Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum, which you can visit at the same time. Located near the Opera between Ulus and Kızılay, admission is low.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- CerModern
- Gençlik Parkı
- Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
- Museum of the War of Independence
- Republic Museum
- Rahmi M. Koç Museum Ankara
- Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum
- Aslanhane Mosque (Ahi Şerafeddin Mosque)