TED Ankara Koleji Okul Müzesi

About TED Ankara Koleji Okul Müzesi

The TED Ankara College School Museum tells the story of one of Ankara's best-known schools, from its founding in 1931 to the present day. It occupies the ground floor of the administration building on the school's İncek campus in Gölbaşı. The museum opened on 21 May 2008 and was granted private museum status by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on 25 July 2008. Before entering, visitors are greeted by a scale model of the school's former buildings on Ziya Gökalp Caddesi in central Ankara, which the college used from 1937 to 2005, built faithfully to the originals. One of the first images inside is a large photograph from 1938 showing a TED Ankara College pupil, Semra Baydar, pinning the TED badge on Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's jacket during the Youth and Sports Day ceremony at the 19 Mayıs Stadium. Themed galleries cover the school's history through photographs of school life, events, teachers and pupils, a recreated classroom, historical documents, diplomas, yearbook photographs, teaching and office equipment, musical instruments, handwritten scores, costumes from school musicals, old graduation caps and gowns, and a sports corner. The school organises visits for its own pupils, and parents, alumni and student groups from other schools also come to see it. The museum also keeps an online catalogue of its collection. According to the school, the museum is open from 09:00 to 17:00 and closed at weekends, on public holidays and on religious holidays. Entry is free. As it is on a working school campus, it is sensible to contact the museum by email before visiting.