Camera Museum, Malatya
Museum in Malatya, Turkey
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The Camera Museum (Turkish: Fotoğraf Makinası Müzesi) is a museum in Malatya, Turkey, exhibiting various cameras. It is the country's biggest museum of photographic technology.[1] Established in 2017,[2] it is the biggest museum of its art in Europe and Asia, and ranks third in the world in terms of its collection size.[3]
Fotoğraf Makinası Müzesi, Malatya | |
  Camera Museum, Malatya Location of the museum in Turkey | |
| Established | 2017 |
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| Location | Malatya, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38.34841°N 38.29163°E |
| Type | Photographic and photographic film cameras and accessories |
| Collection size | 2,023 cameras and over 3,000 accessories |
| Visitors | 120,000 |
| Founder | Malatya Metropolitan Municipality |
The museum was established in 2017 with the initiative of the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Çakır by donation of the collection of Engineer Baki Tamer Selçuk, a camera repairman and collector.[2] The museum features 2,023 cameras, including spy cameras, dated from 1876 to today in 44 different segments, over 3,000 accessories in 55 various segments, a cinema and projection room, a darkroom as well as two souvenir shooting corners for indoor and outdoor shots. It is visited by around 120,000 tourists yearly.[3] On average, 50% of the visitors are locals, 35% are domestic and the rest is foreign tourists, who come especially in the summer time.[4]