Foundation Works Museum of Ankara
Vakıf Museum is an ethnography museum in Ankara, Turkey exhibiting endowed articles. The museum is on Atatürk Boulevard in Ankara. It is to the south of Melike Hatun Mosque and to the east of Gençlik Parkı, the largest park of Ankara.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnography museum in Ankara, Turkey
- Also known as: “Ankara Vakıf Eserleri Müzesi”, “Ankara Vakıf Museum”, “AVEM”, and “Vakıf Museum”
- Address: Atatürk Bulvarı 23, Anafartalar Mah., Ankara, Altındağ, 06050
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum and Melike Hatun Mosque.
Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum
Museum
The State Art and Sculpture Museum is a museum dedicated to fine arts and sculpture in Ankara, Turkey. The museum was openend in 1930 upon the direction of Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of Turkey. Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum is situated 270 metres south of Foundation Works Museum of Ankara.
Melike Hatun Mosque
Mosque
Melike Hatun Mosque is a mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was opened to service on 27 September 2017.
Ethnography Museum of Ankara
Museum
The Ethnography Museum of Ankara is dedicated to the cultures of Turkic civilizations. The building was designed by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu and was built between 1925 and 1928. Ethnography Museum of Ankara is situated 330 metres south of Foundation Works Museum of Ankara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulus and Kızılay.
Ulus
Quarter
Ulus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means "tribe, nation" in Turkish.
Kızılay
Suburb
Photo: Modern primat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kızılay is the city center of Ankara Province in the municipality and district of Çankaya, Turkey. Its population is 1,311. It is named after the Kızılay Derneği whose former headquarters was located at the Kızılay Square.
Ankara
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
Ankara is the capital of Turkey, central within the country on the plateau of Central Anatolia. It's a sprawling modern place around an ancient citadel, and in 2022 had a population of almost 5.2 million, with a further 600,000 living in the wider metropolis.
Foundation Works Museum of Ankara
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Altındağ, Ankara Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
39.93564° or 39° 56′ 8″ northLongitude
32.85499° or 32° 51′ 18″ eastOpen location code
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Q55885994
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Foundation Works Museum of Ankara” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “安卡拉瓦克夫博物館”
- Georgian: “ვაკიფის მუზეუმი”
- German: “Museum der Stiftung Ankara”
- Turkish: “Ankara Vakıf Eserleri Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Ankara Vakıf Museum”
- Turkish: “AVEM”
- Turkish: “Vakıf Museum”
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