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Ankara Erdogan State Museum of Painting and Sculpture Speaking at the opening, the museum that opened upon completion of the restoration of Ankara, Turkey, wished to be beneficial to culture and tourism.
Congratulating the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which brought this beautiful work to art lovers again, and also to the areas involved in the restoration, Erdogan affirmed that the museum is one of the symbolic works of Ankara.
Erdogan expressed that this building, which was built by the late Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu in 1930, is one of the best examples of the First National Architecture period, he said: “This museum, which was designed as the Central Building of the Turkish Homes and unfortunately converted into a House of the People, it has been the center of culture and art in the capital for many years. “he spoke.
Erdogan noted that the building needs a comprehensive restoration due to its wear and tear over time, and recalled that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism began restoration work on the building in 2017.
Erdogan claimed that, within the scope of the project, the original architectural details of the building were reinforced with steel cages within the bearing walls, Erdogan stressed that the museum was statically fortified and made much more resistant to earthquakes than before.
Stating that they also revamped the museum’s technological infrastructure in this process, Erdoğan said:
“We have preserved the artifacts in the warehouses of our museum, which houses the most valuable examples of Turkish painting and sculpture, with a smart storage system. Furthermore, all artifacts in the museum’s inventory have been photographed, documented and transferred to a digital environment. In this way, our museum has obtained a good documentation and archiving opportunity. The Sculpture Museum is ready for service with a more modern and useful infrastructure as a result of 3 years of painstaking work. I think the museum, which has gained a new face with restoration, it will continue to be one of the centers of attraction of our capital “.
“The 81 provinces are open-air museums”
“We live in a country that is as old as the history of humanity, that has marked a course towards humanity for thousands of years, and history explodes in every inch. All of our 81 provinces are like open-air museums woven from the artifacts of a separate civilization and a different culture. ” Erdogan, who also drew attention to the existence of an ancient work in many places from Africa to Asia, from Jerusalem to the Crimea and the Balkans.
President Erdogan stated the following:
Our ancestors put this stamp on the land they conquered, with its magnificent works that reflect the splendor of our civilization as well as its high culture. Building a civilization is, of course, difficult, it is a task that requires work and time, but at least equally important, protecting the products and culture of this civilization, keeping it alive, keeping it alive. With the contribution of the new generations and the incorporations of the new generations, the cultural heritage that flows through history is enriched and gains continuity. To do this, it is necessary to reproduce the tradition, rework it and bring the accumulation of the past from its chest of gold to the present. Yahya Kemal is the horse that has its roots in the past. “I believe that our museums, which are the markers of our rich and ingrained history, played a very important role in this process.
Emphasizing that the museums scattered throughout Anatolian cities are exceptional works that recall the past and reflect the common accumulation of humanity, Erdoğan said: “Museums are each a bridge of culture, art and history built by our nation since the past to the future. Neglect of departure is reflected in our museums. ” He spoke in the form.
“Museology did not receive the attention it deserved”
Erdogan claimed that those who view history and art through the lens of their own superficial ideologies have condemned museums to neglect, destruction and looting for many years, and Erdogan said that Turkish museology has never received the attention that deserves, except for a few token steps.
“In a much more serious period, museum studios have become a means of counting on the nation’s saints, as in the Hagia Sophia mosque.” Erdogan said:
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening of the Ankara State Museum of Art and Sculpture. MHP President Devlet Bahçeli also attended the inauguration.
“This mentality, which rejects an important part of our history, has deprived our country of the accumulation of centuries and has made our cultural and artistic life sterile. However, just as a tree whose roots die cannot survive, Societies with weakened ties to their past cannot build the future. How deeply rooted is our relationship with our history and geography. To do this, while we correct past mistakes, we conduct long-term studies that will shape the future, especially as people who They know the history of our youth, they know their culture, they have a benevolent heart and good taste. We strive to catch up. Our artists, as we do not distinguish between Our people, We have never discriminated between our arts. Those who lost their privileges, if none of us belong to this land continuously, although critical of Turkey, they are trying to embrace them all as a riq ueza “.
The culture and art of Turkey will add additional value to the lives in this area and increase the diversity that support any qualified work, Erdogan emphasized that the cultural heritage of the last 18 years the value of the nation to the foreign mentality doomed to the negligence attracted an intense effort to spend what gold to revive again.
“There was a sharp increase in the number of visitors”
Erdogan recalled that they have implemented many projects to restore historical artifacts and add them back to cultural and artistic life, and said: “We restored the Anatolian Museum of Civilizations, one of the few examples in the world, with its collection. Last week , three major ones in Tunceli, Bursa and Konya Akşehir. We have completed the museum opening. In Turkey, 156 renovating our museum, we also offer an international standard museum that 52 new in our country. ” used the expression.
Recalling that the number of cultural centers, which was 42 when they took office, has risen to 116 today, Erdoğan explained that in the last 18 years, 91 exhibitions of national and 78 foreign cultural property have been organized. Erdogan emphasized that the number of visitors to museums and archaeological sites increased significantly due to support and incentives, and emphasized that the number of visitors, which did not even reach 7.5 million in 2002, exceeds 42 million today.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued as follows:
“By doing all these things within our borders, we never neglect our cultural assets abroad. We protect wherever we have a relic through our relevant institutions, especially TIKA and the Yunus Emre Institute. We also strive to ensure that smuggled artifacts abroad from our country return to their homeland. As a result of the legal and diplomatic studies we have carried out in this direction, we have recovered 4,440 works of art in the last 18 years. I would like to thank the Minister and his entire team . However, we know that many of our invaluable works are still exhibited in important museums around the world. We continue with determination. Turkey of culture and art in the position that we deserve to clarify until work, hurry, we will continue to fight. Republic of our 100th anniversary, we will make 2023 year of, we meet I hope much more powerful in the arts and culture. ra along with other areas. “
Erdogan, the Ankara State Museum of Painting and Sculpture found the best wishes and Turkey, wished success to the one who will fulfill his duty here.
Thanking Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and his team for the work to be restored, Erdogan said: “Today we are leaving 2020 behind, 2021 will be a means of goodness for our country, our nation, and it will save to all humanity from this scourge of my Lord’s coronavirus. ” said.
