From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
The
Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art
(
Turkish
:
Turk Vakıf Hat Sanatları Muzesi
) is a museum located in
Beyazıt Square
in
Fatih
district of
Istanbul
,
Turkey
. It is housed in a former madrasa built in the early 16th century.
History
[
edit
]
The building formerly served as the madrasa of the
Bayezid II Mosque complex
, which was built on the order of Sultan
Bayezid II
, son of
Mehmed II
. The madrasa's construction was begun after the mosque's completion in 1505 and was finished in 1507.
[1]
The museum was first opened as the "Writing Museum" at the madrasa of the
Yavuz Selim Complex
in 1968. In 1984, it was moved to its present location and renamed "Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art".
[2]
Its collection consists of 3121 pieces mainly reflecting
Islamic calligraphic art
.
[3]
In 2015 the museum was closed for restoration.
[4]
It was still closed as of 2020.
[5]
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
|
---|
Archaeology and history museums
| |
---|
Castles
| |
---|
Culture and art museums
| |
---|
Historic house museums
| |
---|
Literary museums
| |
---|
Military museums
| |
---|
Palaces and pavilions
| |
---|
Religious museums
| |
---|
Science and technology museums
| |
---|
Miscellaneous
| |
---|
|
---|
Africa
| |
---|
Asia
| South
| |
---|
South
East
| |
---|
West
|
- Bahrain (
Beit Al Quran
)
- Iran (
Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum
,
Museum of the Islamic Era
)
- Iraq (
National Museum of Iraq
,
Sulaymaniyah Museum
)
- Israel/Palestine (
Islamic Museum
,
Museum for Islamic Art
)
- Jordan (
Prophet Mohammad Museum
)
- Kuwait (
Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah
,
Tareq Rajab Museum
)
- Qatar (
Museum of Islamic Art
,
National Museum of Qatar
)
- Syria (
National Museum of Damascus
,
National Museum of Aleppo
,
Raqqa Museum
)
- Turkey
Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
,
?stanbul Archaeology Museums
,
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
,
Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art
,
Sadberk Hanım Museum
,
Topkapi Palace Museum
,
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
)
- United Arab Emirates (
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
,
Zayed National Museum
)
|
---|
|
---|
Europe
| |
---|
North
America
| |
---|
Oceania
| |
---|
Virtual
| |
---|
|
|
---|
Styles
| | |
---|
Objects
| |
---|
Calligraphers
| |
---|
| |
---|
Organizations
| |
---|
Influences
| |
---|
|