Sadberk Hanım Museum , museum in istanbul , turkey

Sadberk Hanım Museum,,,,,

The Sadberk Hanım Museum (Turkish: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi) is a private museum located at the Bosporus in Büyükdere neighborhood of Sarıyer district in Istanbul, Turkey, which was established by the Vehbi Koç Foundation in memory of Vehbi Koç’s deceased wife Sadberk. The museum is open every day except Wednesdays.

 Sadberk Hanım Museum - outside :

 

 The building was purchased by the Koç family in 1950, and was used by them as a summerhouse until the decision to convert it into a museum was taken in 1978. The conversion into a museum was carried out between 1978 and 1980 according to a restoration project that had been prepared by Sedat Hakkı Eldem. It opened its doors to the public on October 14, 1980 with the Sadberk Koç collection on display.

 History of Sadberk Hanım Museum :

 

 Sadberk Hanım Museum was founded by Koç family in memory of Vehbi Koç’s decedent wife Sadberk Hanım. Sadberk Hanım Museum is consist of two apart buildings. One of them is a structure which was built in nineteenth century, and called Azaryan Yalısı" while the other one is a structure which was built in twentieth century, and called “Sevgi Gönül Binası” (Sevgi Gönül Wing).
The Azaryan Yalı was purchased by Koç family, in 1950 and used as a summer house for years. The building had been restored between 1978 and 1980 years by a project which was belong to Sedat Hakkı Eldem. After the restoration was completed, it was opened as a museum on October 14th 1980 to exhibit the collection of Sadberk Koç.
The other building was purchased by Koç family to exhibit the Kocabaş works which were added to Sadberk Koç’s collection in 1983. The building was also restored by a project which had been prepared by İbrahim Yalçın. Restoration of the building was completed in two years and opened on October 24, 1988 as a museum with a name of “Sevgi Gönül Binası” (Sevgi Gönül Wing).

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