Culture and art / Museum
Uşak Atatürk and Ethnography Museum
Merkez, Uşak
A museum in the mansion Atatürk used as his headquarters during the War of Independence and where he received Trikoupis.
Its story
The museum is in a two-story mansion commissioned in the 1890s by the wealthy Kaftancızade family. During the War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used it as a temporary headquarters and received the captured Greek Commander-in-Chief Trikoupis in this house. Serving as an ethnography museum since 1978, the building displays memorabilia of Atatürk and the weaving and clothing culture of the Uşak region.
Key facts
- Museum
- Since 1978
- Building
- 1890s, Kaftancızade Mansion
Trip purpose
- Free
- Rainy day
Location
38.68381, 29.40265
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%9Fak_Atat%C3%BCrk_ve_Etnografya_M%C3%BCzesi | https://www.milliyet.com.tr/tatil/galeri/usak-gezilecek-yerler-2021-usak-mutlaka-gezilmesi-gereken-yerlerin-listesi-6334658