Stamp Museum

39°56′18″N 32°51′15″E / 39.93833°N 32.85417°E / 39.93833; 32.85417TypePostage stampCollectionsOttoman Empire, Turkish Republic, Other countriesOwnerTurkish PTTWebsiteStamp Museum

The Stamp Museum (Turkish: Pul Müzesi) is a museum in Ankara, Turkey.

The building

The museum is in Ulus neighborhood of Ankara at 39°56′18″N 32°51′15″E / 39.93833°N 32.85417°E / 39.93833; 32.85417.^[1] The museum building was the headquarters of a former bank named Emlak ve Eytam Bank. It was planned by Clemens Holzmeister, the renown Austrian architect and was built in 1933-34 term.^[2] It is a five floor building with a total area of 6,500 square metres (70,000 sq ft). After the bank was merged to another bank in 1946 ^[3] the building was handed over to Turkish PTT. In 2013 after renovation the building was opened to public as a stamp museum.

Collections

The Turkish and the Ottoman as well as some foreign postage stamps are displayed in the museum. ^[2]There are also thematic collections shown below: ^[4]

Cultural heritage

Atatürk (founder of Turkey)

Vehicles

Sports

Nature

Tourism

References

^ Map page
^ ^a ^b Essay by İlknur Sudaş in Akitera architecture page (in Turkish)
^ Turkish info page (in Turkish)
^ Museum page (in Turkish)

Museums in Ankara

Archaeology and history museums

Castles

Ankara Castle

Culture and art museums

State Art and Sculpture Museum

Historic house museums

Pembe Köşk, Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum

Literary museums

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Literature Museum Library

Military museums

Palaces

Atatürk Museum Mansion

Science and technology museums

Miscellaneous

Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Gökyay Association Chess Museum
Ethnography Museum of Ankara
İşbank Museum
MİT Museum of Espionage
Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association
Republic Museum
Stamp Museum
TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum
Ulucanlar Prison Museum

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