Museum Week shines spotlight on state of Turkey’s museums

Turkey is once again celebrating its annual Museum Week, but museum experts, directors and state officials are still critical of the conditions of the country’s museums, underlining the necessity of increased efforts to change the current state they are in.  Museum Week, which is observed from May 18 to 24 in Turkey, kicks off annually on International Museum Day, with numerous museums across the country offering admission-free entrance until late hours as well as special activities.  Turkey has 175 private and 189 state museums under the

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Museum Week shines spotlight on state of Turkey’s museums

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