Built in the second half of the 19th century for the Levantine Ballian Family, the mansion is notable for its ornate ceiling medallions and elegant interior details. Purchased by Esther Marian Giraud (Wilkinson) in 1900, the building was transferred to Ege University in 1970. Today it serves as the Paper and Book Arts Museum.
One of Bornova's most elegant Levantine buildings, the Ballian Mansion was built in the second half of the 19th century. With its ceiling cornices, central medallion ornaments and refined façade proportions, it reflects the distinguished residential architecture of its era.
The mansion was restored in the 2000s and recast as the Ege University Paper and Book Arts Museum.
The museum:
The building is one of the most successful examples in Bornova of the transformation of Levantine heritage into a public cultural institution.
Built in the second half of the 19th century for the Levantine Ballian Family, the mansion is notable for its ornate ceiling medallions and elegant interior details. Purchased by Esther Marian Giraud (Wilkinson) in 1900, the building was transferred to Ege University in 1970. Today it serves as the Paper and Book Arts Museum.
