The collection includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles, and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey, particularly nomad groups. These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions.
The space utilized for the museum was once a ceremony hall for the original Palace.[1] Many of the sections of the museum contain notable influences from the palaces well kept setting, making it an impressive art sanctuary dedicated to displaying the culture of Islamic art from various periods. The museum houses over 40,000 works of art that range from carpet art, wooden works, and stone art collections.[2] The museum is one of the largest museums in Turkey.[3] The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is culturally rich in various areas, including its location, as it sits across from the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul[4]. The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is well respected for its cultivation of art, culture, and history. Over the many years of its existence, the museum has received acknowledgement for being Islamic art hub that narrates the relationship between art history and material culture. The museum was the first to bring together all Islamic arts of Turkey.[5] The museum notably creates and participates in temporary national and international exhibitions since its establishment. In 1984 the museum was awarded Special Jury Award of Museum of the Year Competition of the European Council and a prize given by European Council - Unesco for its studies for making the children love the culture inheritance.[6]
In 1914 it originally opened as the Museum of Islamic Endowments housed in the Süleymaniye Complex.[7] Süleymaniye Complex, built by the great Turkish architect Sinan in the 16th century. Eventually, the museum renamed as the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 which shifted society with the status of the nation. Along with the transition of society came its influence in exhibition spaces which shifted from representing the Ottoman Empire and more of the overall Islamic world. As Ottoman museums emerged aligning with Turkish Nationalism Turkish society began adopting Western practices in art.[8] In 1983 the museum moved to the İbrahim Pasha Palace. The well preserved building has architectural influences from the 16th century Ottoman civil architecture. The historic stone building was repaired between 1966- 1983.[9] The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum was the first museum in Turkey to include Islamic art together[10] The function of the beautiful building has varied from serving as a space for grand viziers, barracks, embassy palace, register office, Janissary band house, sewing workshop and prison.[11]
Exhibitions
In January 2015 the museum closed due to renovation needs and re-opened in April 2015 debuting the new exhibitions.[12] The collections major theme surrounds religious art history from the Ottoman Empire during the 20th century.[13] Similarly the National Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts exhibits works of art from the Ottoman Empireincludes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy, tiles, and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey, particularly nomad groups. These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions.
Current
Today the museum contains some of the finest carpets from the Islamic world as well as over 17,000 manuscripts, plus 3,000 Qur’ans, and 250,000 early Qur’anic fragments from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, amongst other treasures.[14] The collection of artworks displayed are arts from the Islamic world that provide an ethnographic approach in the museum. The exhibitions are structured by floor and center around themes such as the first floor is dedicated to Traditional Turkish life and the second floor is dedicated to Islamic art.[15]
Marble Cenotaph from the tomb of Özdemir Bey (d. 1493), Mamluk governor of Aleppo
Qur'an manuscript probably meant for the Selim I (1512-1520), perhaps to celebrate his conquest of Mamluk Egypt and Syria in 1517. Istanbul, dated September 1517.[17]
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^"İstanbul - Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum". www.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^"The Art of the Qur'an: The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts". Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^Shaw, Wendy (2000). Islamic Arts in the Ottoman Imperial Museum, 1889-1923. Freer Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan. pp. 55–68.
^"İstanbul - Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum". www.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^"Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi". T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^"İstanbul - Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum". www.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^"Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum". islamicart.museumwnf.org. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
^"The Art of the Qur'an: The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts". Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^Komaroff, Linda (2000). Exhibiting the Middle East: Collections and Perceptions of Islamic Art. Freer Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan. pp. 1–8.
^These are objects from museum that were put at the site of Discover Islamic Art "Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts". Discover Islamic Art. (at least those, which have image in Wikimedia commons). To this I add two Qur'an manuscripts that were highlighted at the exhibition "Art of the Qur'an" at Smithsonian in 2016-2017, Uljaytu's Baghdad Qur'an and Selim's Qur'an
^"The Art of the Qur'an: Explore & Discover". National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.
Official website - Turkish Culture and Tourism ministry
Many pictures from this museum by private photographer
A 373 page book of the museum as a cooperation of Ministry of Culture and Blue Dome Press
Turkish photographer Ahmet Ertuğ published the volume Anatolian Carpets: Masterpieces from the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul in 1999
May 10, 2023
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The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Turkish Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul Turkey Constructed in 1524 the building was formerly the palace of Pargali Ibrahim Pasha who was the second grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent and was once thought to have been the husband of the Sultan s sister Hatice Sultan Turkish and Islamic Arts MuseumTurk ve Islam Eserleri MuzesiFormer nameMuseum of Islamic EndowmentsEstablished1914LocationIstanbul TurkeyCoordinates41 0 22 68 N 28 58 28 42 E 41 0063000 N 28 9745611 E 41 0063000 28 9745611 Coordinates 41 0 22 68 N 28 58 28 42 E 41 0063000 N 28 9745611 E 41 0063000 28 9745611TypeMuseumWebsiteOfficial websiteThe Amajur Qur an Syria before 876 The collection includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy tiles and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey particularly nomad groups These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions The space utilized for the museum was once a ceremony hall for the original Palace 1 Many of the sections of the museum contain notable influences from the palaces well kept setting making it an impressive art sanctuary dedicated to displaying the culture of Islamic art from various periods The museum houses over 40 000 works of art that range from carpet art wooden works and stone art collections 2 The museum is one of the largest museums in Turkey 3 The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is culturally rich in various areas including its location as it sits across from the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul 4 The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is well respected for its cultivation of art culture and history Over the many years of its existence the museum has received acknowledgement for being Islamic art hub that narrates the relationship between art history and material culture The museum was the first to bring together all Islamic arts of Turkey 5 The museum notably creates and participates in temporary national and international exhibitions since its establishment In 1984 the museum was awarded Special Jury Award of Museum of the Year Competition of the European Council and a prize given by European Council Unesco for its studies for making the children love the culture inheritance 6 Contents 1 History 2 Exhibitions 2 1 Current 3 See also 4 Collection highlights 16 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn 1914 it originally opened as the Museum of Islamic Endowments housed in the Suleymaniye Complex 7 Suleymaniye Complex built by the great Turkish architect Sinan in the 16th century Eventually the museum renamed as the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 which shifted society with the status of the nation Along with the transition of society came its influence in exhibition spaces which shifted from representing the Ottoman Empire and more of the overall Islamic world As Ottoman museums emerged aligning with Turkish Nationalism Turkish society began adopting Western practices in art 8 In 1983 the museum moved to the Ibrahim Pasha Palace The well preserved building has architectural influences from the 16th century Ottoman civil architecture The historic stone building was repaired between 1966 1983 9 The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum was the first museum in Turkey to include Islamic art together 10 The function of the beautiful building has varied from serving as a space for grand viziers barracks embassy palace register office Janissary band house sewing workshop and prison 11 Exhibitions EditIn January 2015 the museum closed due to renovation needs and re opened in April 2015 debuting the new exhibitions 12 The collections major theme surrounds religious art history from the Ottoman Empire during the 20th century 13 Similarly the National Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts exhibits works of art from the Ottoman Empire includes notable examples of Islamic calligraphy tiles and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on various cultures in Turkey particularly nomad groups These displays recreate rooms or dwellings from different time periods and regions Current Edit Today the museum contains some of the finest carpets from the Islamic world as well as over 17 000 manuscripts plus 3 000 Qur ans and 250 000 early Qur anic fragments from the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus amongst other treasures 14 The collection of artworks displayed are arts from the Islamic world that provide an ethnographic approach in the museum The exhibitions are structured by floor and center around themes such as the first floor is dedicated to Traditional Turkish life and the second floor is dedicated to Islamic art 15 See also EditSultanahmet Istanbul Archaeology Museum Istanbul Modern Topkapi PalaceCollection highlights 16 Edit Pilgrimage proxy scroll dated 1206 Ayyubid dynasty Doors of the Cizre Mosque doorknob beginning of the 13th century Artuqid dynasty Figurative architectural fragment 13th century Artuqid dynasty Plaster relief 13th 14th century Sultanate of Rum Rug from the Alaeddin Mosque 13th century Uljaytu s Baghdad Qur an copied by Ahmad al Suhrawardi Baghdad 1307 1308 Al Nasir Muhammad Qur an Cairo 1313 1314 Marble Cenotaph from the tomb of Ozdemir Bey d 1493 Mamluk governor of Aleppo Qur an manuscript probably meant for the Selim I 1512 1520 perhaps to celebrate his conquest of Mamluk Egypt and Syria in 1517 Istanbul dated September 1517 17 Calligraphic album muraqqa of Ahmed Karahisari Istanbul c 1550 Endowment Charter Waqfiyya of Haseki Hurrem Sultan Istanbul 1556 1557 Tile Panel with a Picture of the Kaaba Manuscript of Zubdat al Tawarikh Istanbul 1583 Manuscript of Siyer i Nebi Istanbul c 1594 Ottoman qiblanuma portable astronomical instrument showing the direction to the Ka ba Istanbul 1738 Ewer and basin set Istanbul 1870References EditArchNet Islamic Architecture Community Ibrahim Pasha Palace Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum www ktb gov tr Retrieved 2020 11 08 Muze Kart resmi sayfasi T C Kultur ve Turizm Bakanligi in Turkish Retrieved 2020 11 08 Muze Kart resmi sayfasi T C Kultur ve Turizm Bakanligi in Turkish Retrieved 2020 12 05 Museum of Turkish amp Islamic Art Istanbul Turkey Turkey Travel Planner Retrieved 2020 11 06 Discover Islamic Art Virtual Museum islamicart museumwnf org Retrieved 2020 11 08 Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum www ktb gov tr Retrieved 2020 11 08 The Art of the Qur an The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Freer Gallery of Art amp Arthur M Sackler Gallery Retrieved 2020 12 05 Shaw Wendy 2000 Islamic Arts in the Ottoman Imperial Museum 1889 1923 Freer Gallery of Art The Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art University of Michigan pp 55 68 Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum www ktb gov tr Retrieved 2020 11 08 Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi T C Kultur ve Turizm Bakanligi in Turkish Retrieved 2020 12 05 Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum www ktb gov tr Retrieved 2020 11 08 Museum of Turkish amp Islamic Art Istanbul Turkey Turkey Travel Planner Retrieved 2020 11 06 Discover Islamic Art Virtual Museum islamicart museumwnf org Retrieved 2020 11 06 The Art of the Qur an The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Freer Gallery of Art amp Arthur M Sackler Gallery Retrieved 2020 12 05 Komaroff Linda 2000 Exhibiting the Middle East Collections and Perceptions of Islamic Art Freer Gallery of Art The Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art University of Michigan pp 1 8 These are objects from museum that were put at the site of Discover Islamic Art Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Discover Islamic Art at least those which have image in Wikimedia commons To this I add two Qur an manuscripts that were highlighted at the exhibition Art of the Qur an at Smithsonian in 2016 2017 Uljaytu s Baghdad Qur an and Selim s Qur an The Art of the Qur an Explore amp Discover National Museum of Asian Art Smithsonian External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Official website Turkish Culture and Tourism ministry Many pictures from this museum by private photographer A 373 page book of the museum as a cooperation of Ministry of Culture and Blue Dome Press Turkish photographer Ahmet Ertug published the volume Anatolian Carpets Masterpieces from the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Istanbul in 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum amp oldid 1126627514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
