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Women's Museum Istanbul

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Women's Museum Istanbul
İstanbul Kadın Müzesi
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Established2012; 12 years ago (2012)
TypeVirtual museum, women's museum
CuratorMeral Akkent
Websiteistanbulkadinmuzesi.org/en

Women's Museum Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Kadın Müzesi), located in Istanbul, Turkey, is an online museum devoted to the role played by women in the city.

Launched online in 2012, it is Turkey's first-ever and the world's third city museum dedicated to women.[1]

The permanent exhibition of the Women's Museum Istanbul presents the biographies of women who chose a different lifestyle than that which was expected in their times. Short texts accompanying the installations in the permanent exhibition illustrate the social, cultural, economic and political dynamics of each life.[2]

The Women's Museum Istanbul is currently in search of a building that would be suitable for the concept it envisages.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Hatice Kübra Kula. Turkey’s first and only women’s museum searching for building. Today’s Zaman, 2013-12-22. Archived 2015-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Meral Akkent. The Design. Museum web site
  3. ^ Museum web site main page
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