Liva Pasha Mansion Ethnography Museum

The Liva Pasha Mansion which is an example of civic architecture was especially constructed in 1870 by Mir Liva Sadık Pasha. The mansion was expropriated in 1979 by the Ministry of Culture.

The repair and restoration work started in 1985 and was completed in April 1997. On 2 May 1997 Liva Pasha Mansion was opened to public as an Ethnography Museum with a ceremony attended by Mr. Ismail Kahraman, as the Minister of Culture.

The Lay-Out

Middle Floor: Samples of wood works, weaving, garments and weapons, print works, shoemaking, packsaddle and reins, rope making, copper work reflecting Kastamonu Handicrafts are displayed in rooms as products of various artizan groups

Upper Floor: Is arranged as a museum home with a bridal bed room, living room, main room, daily room (men), guest room, daily room (women). Ethnographic works are exhibited at the upper floor halls.

Kastamonu Archeological Museum

The museum building which was designed by Kemalettin Bey, the famous architect, was used as the İttihat ve Terakki Club in 1910, and served as the Freedom Court in 1910. Until 1940 it was occupied by various associations or institution such as Türk Ocağı, Peoples Party, and Kastamonu Youth Organization. It was purched by the Diectorate of Education in 1945 and started to be used as a museum. The building was converted into the Museum Directorate in 1952. Various glass and baked earth objects, statues and grave stelers from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods found at Kastamonu and environs are exhibited. A section of the exhibition space is set aside as the Atatürk Hall and is used for displays of various items used by Atatürk during his Kastamonu visit in 1925 and related photographs.

The Sarcophagus - The Roman sarcophagus registered in the Museum inventory as no. 52 has two garlands on its front side with a bull head in between and has a warrior diorcure on the top. At the back side there are two garlands, medhusa heads and lion and eagle reliefs on the garland.

Satyr - Marble, nude male statute from the Roman period. It stands on a base and holds a bag flung from his left sholder towards the left. It is registered in the Museum inventory as no. 270.

Female Statuette - Hellenistic, baked earth statuette is siting on her throne holding her hair with her left hand with a tiara on her head. There is a lion under her right hand and the folds of her garment are shaped extremely naturally. It is registered in the Museum inventory as no. 121

The Sarcophagus - It is made from hard white marble and belongs to the Roman period. It is in full shape and the lid and the box are held together with an iron clip. The lid looks like a high roof and has acroterias on the corners. There is a half garland on the front face, a flower on the garland, a half garland on its right side with a head on it (could be Eros) and an inscription in the middle. It is registered in the Museum inventory as no. 290

Obelisk (Tomb Stone) - The body section is made from pale limestone which is drilled n the middle, there is inscription at the top, and object and tool figures on the face of the obelisk. Below the inscription, at the upper part (from left to right) they show a knife, comb, basket, a selfstanding cup and at the lower part : vase, vine and grapes, adze, hook. At the very bottom : some type of cutting tool. It is registered in the Museum inventory as no. 33

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