Osmanlı Devleti’nde Modern Bir Okul Projesi: Müze-i Hümâyûn Mektebi
A Modern School Project in Ottoman State: Müze-i Hümâyûn (Imperial Museum) School

Summary/Abstract: In this article, we are going to research Müze-i Hümâyûn school which is the combination of museology and education which are two important fields of Ottoman modernization. The school documents of constitution of which were approved by the Sultan in 1875 was planned to educate experts related with museology and ancient piece of arts. The status of museums in European countries, the pieces of art that were taken out of Ottoman land and taken to other countries and the uncivilized status of these in the Ottoman land, made the existence of such school a necessity. Besides an Ottoman rank having practical and theoretical implement would be formed in direction of function of education in modern period. However the museum school which could not be activated became unnecessary after the establishment of Sanayi-i Nefise (Excellent Industry) School which had a wider range of syllabus. Nevertheless Müze-i Hümâyûn School project which was a modernization attempt was important in terms of reflecting the mental status of Ottomans in that period.

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