Ankara Maturation Institute 100. Year Museum

In Ankara being one of the cities standing out with its museums, 100.Year Museum stands out among the places worth visiting. This museum is a kind of protocol Museum. It is therefore also open to private diplomats or private communities rather than general visitors. It can be opened to the public with special permits obtained from the school administration. 100.Year Museum welcomes very important visitors to date. Documents relating to their visits are also found within the museum. Notable names such as Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Diba of Iran and Sophia Loren are among the museum's prized visitors. You can call and get information before you go to the 100.Year Museum being one of the most qualified museums in Ankara. The Maturation Institute, which is of great importance to the museum, opened in 1958. It also functions as Men's Art Institute for a period . This education is continued in Ersan Apartment in the following years. The transition to the building used today takes place in 1962. The establishment of the museum under the umbrella of the Institute takes place in 1981 exactly 100 years after Atatürk's birth. Refia Boğünç contributed to the foundation of the museum at that time.She brings together the ancient artifacts she collected from Anatolia. An inspector sent here by the Ministry of Education coincidentally notices this collection. She says the collection should be evaluated in a museum. This collection is brought from Istanbul to Ankara for security reasons. The collection contains mainly handicrafts. In addition, materials of ethnographic value are also displayed to visitors. Later, new collections purchased for a fee are included here and the capacity of the museum is expanded. A special board attached to the institute directs the works related to the museum today. Likewise, the Ministry of Culture regularly inspects the museum. 100.Year Museum consists of three separate sections within itself. Today, the museum contains a total of 1008 pieces of artefacts.