Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum)
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The Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum) is a real-life museum in Istanbul created by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk to display objects and scenes from his novel "The Museum of Innocence," blurring the line between fiction and reality.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum) Context triple: [The Museum of Innocence, hasRealWorldCounterpart, Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum)]
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Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum
The Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum is a literary house museum in Turkey dedicated to preserving the life, works, and personal belongings of renowned short story writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık.
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Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a prominent art and culture museum in Istanbul, Turkey, known for its rich collections of Ottoman calligraphy, painting, and international exhibitions housed in a historic Bosphorus-side mansion.
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Mimara Museum
Mimara Museum is a major art museum in Zagreb, Croatia, renowned for its extensive collection of European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts spanning several centuries.
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Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is a major Istanbul museum renowned for its extensive collection of Islamic calligraphy, carpets, manuscripts, woodwork, and ethnographic artifacts spanning centuries of Ottoman and broader Islamic history.
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Turkish War of Independence Museum
The Turkish War of Independence Museum is an exhibition space within Anıtkabir in Ankara that documents Turkey’s struggle for independence and the founding of the Republic through artifacts, documents, and historical displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum) Target entity description: The Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum) is a real-life museum in Istanbul created by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk to display objects and scenes from his novel "The Museum of Innocence," blurring the line between fiction and reality.
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A.
Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum
The Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum is a literary house museum in Turkey dedicated to preserving the life, works, and personal belongings of renowned short story writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık.
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B.
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a prominent art and culture museum in Istanbul, Turkey, known for its rich collections of Ottoman calligraphy, painting, and international exhibitions housed in a historic Bosphorus-side mansion.
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C.
Mimara Museum
Mimara Museum is a major art museum in Zagreb, Croatia, renowned for its extensive collection of European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts spanning several centuries.
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D.
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is a major Istanbul museum renowned for its extensive collection of Islamic calligraphy, carpets, manuscripts, woodwork, and ethnographic artifacts spanning centuries of Ottoman and broader Islamic history.
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E.
Turkish War of Independence Museum
The Turkish War of Independence Museum is an exhibition space within Anıtkabir in Ankara that documents Turkey’s struggle for independence and the founding of the Republic through artifacts, documents, and historical displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary museum
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museum ⓘ |
| address |
Çukurcuma Caddesi, Dalgıç Çıkmazı 2, Istanbul
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linked to:
Çukurcuma neighborhood
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| architecturalStyle | 19th-century wooden house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Orhan Pamuk
ⓘ
linked to:
Orhan Pamuk
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| awarded |
European Museum of the Year Special Award 2014
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linked to:
European Museum of the Year Award 2014
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| basedOn |
The Museum of Innocence (novel)
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linked to:
The Museum of Innocence
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| buildingType | converted residential house ⓘ |
| collectionType | material culture of Istanbul 1970s–2000s ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| creator | Orhan Pamuk ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
blurs boundary between novel and museum
ⓘ
example of narrative museum practice ⓘ |
| exhibits |
everyday objects from 1970s Istanbul
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objects referenced in The Museum of Innocence (novel) ⓘ personal belongings of fictional characters ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Orhan Pamuk ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual museum ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Biographical museums in Turkey
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Literary museums in Turkey ⓘ Museums in Istanbul ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 41.032°N 28.979°E ⓘ |
| hasGuidebook |
The Innocence of Objects (book by Orhan Pamuk)
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linked to:
The Museum of Innocence
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| hasPart | multiple display boxes corresponding to novel chapters ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://masumiyetmuzesi.org ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Museum of Innocence (novel)
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linked to:
The Museum of Innocence
|
| languageOfSignage |
English
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Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beyoğlu
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linked to:
Beyoğlu district
European side of Istanbul ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Çukurcuma ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | late 20th-century Istanbul (as represented) ⓘ |
| notableWork | collaborative artwork with Orhan Pamuk ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012-04-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Orhan Pamuk ⓘ |
| partOf | cultural heritage of Istanbul ⓘ |
| significantEvent | opening attended by Orhan Pamuk ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Innocence of Objects
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international press coverage ⓘ |
| theme |
Istanbul everyday life
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fiction and reality ⓘ love story of Kemal and Füsun ⓘ |
| ticketPolicy | free entry with a ticket printed in the novel ⓘ |
| touristType | literary tourism destination ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | tourist attraction in Istanbul ⓘ |
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linked to: Museum of Innocence (Istanbul museum)
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