Camera Museum, Malatya
Fotoğraf Makinası Müzesi, Malatya | |
  Camera Museum, Malatya Location of the museum in Turkey | |
| Established | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | Malatya, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°20′54″N 38°17′30″E / 38.34841°N 38.29163°E |
| Type | Photographic and photographic film cameras and accessories |
| Collection size | 2,023 cameras and over 3,000 accessories |
| Visitors | 120,000 |
| Founder | Malatya Metropolitan Municipality |
The Camera Museum (Turkish: Fotoğraf Makinası Müzesi) is a museum in Malatya, Turkey, exhibiting various cameras. It is the country's biggest museum of photographic technology.[1] Established in 2017,[2] it is the biggest museum of its art in Europe and Asia, and ranks third in the world in terms of its collection size.[3]
The museum was established in 2017 with the initiative of the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Çakır by donation of the collection of Engineer Baki Tamer Selçuk, a camera repairman and collector.[2] The museum features 2,023 cameras, including spy cameras, dated from 1876 to today in 44 different segments, over 3,000 accessories in 55 various segments, a cinema and projection room, a darkroom as well as two souvenir shooting corners for indoor and outdoor shots. It is visited by around 120,000 tourists yearly.[3] On average, 50% of the visitors are locals, 35% are domestic and the rest is foreign tourists, who come especially in the summer time.[4]
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[edit]- ^ Abacı, Nihat (19 April 2018). "Malatya'da bulunan ve Türkiye'nin en büyük fotoğraf makinesi müzesi olma özelliği taşıyan Malatya Fotoğraf Makinesi Müzesi Basın İlan Kurumu'nun (BİK) dergisinde yar aldı". Basın Hayatı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b Saydam, Barış (23 November 2017). "Malatya'da Türkiye'nin En Büyük Fotoğraf Makinesi Müzesi Açıldı" (in Turkish). Türk Sineması Araştırmaları. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Malatya Fotoğraf Makinesi Müzesi tekrar sevenleriyle buluşuyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Coşkun, Okan (16 February 2020). "Malatya Fotoğraf Makinesi Müzesi ziyaretçilerin ilgisini çekiyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
