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Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras Müzesi
- Today
- Open today, 10:00 – 17:00
- Standing
- High
- Rank
- Rank 122 of 5,060
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Opening hours
| Monday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.
About Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras Müzesi
The Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage is a museum in Ankara's Altındağ district that opened on 15 June 2013, created with joint contributions from Gazi University's Turkish Folklore Research and Application Centre and the Ankara Development Agency. The museum is supervised by the directorate of the Ethnography Museum. It is devoted to living traditions such as storytelling, folk theatre and traditional crafts, and children, particularly primary-school groups, make up its largest audience.
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What's inside
The museum has two workshop rooms where marbling (ebru) and linden-block printing are practised and puppet and shadow theatre is shown, a tale room where Turkish folk tales are told, a bride's room presenting wedding and birth customs and lullabies, a conversation room for folk stories and a play room for traditional children's games. Traditions kept alive here include meddah storytelling, orta oyunu, Karagöz and Hacivat shadow theatre and village folk plays, as well as tales, folk songs, lullabies and mani verses of the Ankara region and rituals such as the henna night.
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Place details and sources
- Admission fee
- Free OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Type of place
- Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- +90 312 311 20 34 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Common questions
When did the museum open?
On 15 June 2013, in Ankara's Altındağ district.
Is the museum suitable for children?
Yes. Children, especially primary-school groups, are its largest audience.
Can you see Karagöz shadow theatre there?
Yes. Karagöz and Hacivat is among the traditions the museum keeps alive, with puppet and shadow theatre in its workshop rooms.
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