Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum

Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum
Tayfun Talipoğlu Daktilo Müzesi
Tayfun Talipoğlu wax sculpture in the typewriter museum
Location of the museum in Turkey.
Established May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
Location Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey
Coordinates 39°45′44″N 30°31′29″E / 39.76222°N 30.52472°E / 39.76222; 30.52472Coordinates: 39°45′44″N 30°31′29″E / 39.76222°N 30.52472°E / 39.76222; 30.52472
Type Technology
Collections more than 50 typewriters
Founder Odunpazarı Municipality
Owner Odunpazarı Municipality

Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum, or shortly Typewriter Museum, (Turkish: Tayfun Talipoğlu Daktilo Müzesi or Daktilo Müzesi) is a technology museum in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey exhibiting typewriters.

The Typewriter Museum is the first one of its kind in Turkey.[1] Owned and operated by Odunpazarı Municipality, the museum is situated in the historic Şamlıoğlu Mansion.[2][1] Inaugurated on May 15, 2016, it is named for the journalist and television producer Tayfun Talipoğlu, who donated a number of typewriters he used. A wax sculpture of him is in the museum. There is also a wax sculpture of the former prime minister Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) typing on his typewriter,[1] who worked for Turkey's press attaché in London, England. More than fifty typewriters of various makes and models are on display, including products of manufacturers lile Olivetti, Remington Rand, Halda, Brother Industries, Alpina and Facit.[3]

The museum is open everyday from 10:00 to 17:00 hours local time, but Mondays.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Türkiye'nin İlk Daktilo Müzesi Odunpazarı'nda". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Daktilo Müzesi" (in Turkish). Odunpazarı Belediyesi. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. 1 2 Kelebek, Eyüp (2016-05-15). "Eskişehir'de Daktilo Müzesi açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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