Konak Municipality İzmir Women's Museum

Konak Municipality İzmir Women's Museum

The building transformed into a museum after the restoration of an old Izmir house by Konak Municipality; It consists of three floors, the reception hall, the servant section and the living room. The building, which was one of the magnificent buildings of Basmane Tilkilik district, where Jews and Turks lived together until the first half of the 20th century, has the characteristics of the houses of that period. The house, in which European and traditional Turkish architectural elements are used together, is cited as an example of the genre classified as 'Izmir House' or 'House of Interaction' by some art historians and architects because of its neo-classical style facade enriched with a bay window. This museum, which is Turkey's first women museum, was opened on January 23, 2014. It was founded in order to remind the past of Anatolian women since the agricultural revolution and how important women played in the creation of today's civilization. In addition, it is possible to see the private belongings, pictures and photographs of Turkish women who have written their names in history in the Izmir Women's Museum, which has a mission to reveal the creativity of women and give confidence. The Collection has sections such as the Artifacts Room, Öncü Women's Room, Installation Room and Temporary Exhibition Hall.