Izmir Literature Museum Library
Opened in 2021, the Izmir Literature Museum Library offers a special collection featuring works and objects of Izmir-born authors, along with facsimile editions of manuscripts. Among the prominent exhibits are the first edition of Ataturk's Geometry book, a signed book by Halit Ziya, and Attila Ilhan's beret.
Introduction
Opened by the Ministry of Culture in September 2021, the İzmir Literature Museum Library houses special collections of works by writers who were born in İzmir or lived there for many years and became part of the city's fabric, together with studies relating to them.
Highlighted Works and Objects
- The first edition of Atatürk's 1937 Geometry textbook,
- A book inscribed by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil to his nephew Ali Ekrem in 1934,
- Attilâ İlhan's flat cap,
- Facsimiles of manuscripts,
- Personal items used by authors such as pens, typewriters and similar objects.
Venue and Building
The Tristram Mansion, in which the library is housed, is a Levantine building constructed in 1904. One of the mansion's rooms also contains an Insect Museum.
Note
Open for visits every weekday between 08.30 and 17.30.
Photo Gallery
Location Info
Category
Museums
Gençlik Caddesi No:6/6, Bornova
Opened in 2021, the Izmir Literature Museum Library offers a special collection featuring works and objects of Izmir-born authors, along with facsimile editions of manuscripts. Among the prominent exhibits are the first edition of Ataturk's Geometry book, a signed book by Halit Ziya, and Attila Ilhan's beret.
