Sivas Atatürk and Kongre Museumvisitor guide.

It opened to service as the 'Atatürk and Congress Museum,' affiliated with the Directorate. The museum exhibits 41 ethnographic artifacts pertaining to Atatürk and the Sivas Congress. The study desk used by Atatürk during the Sivas Congress awaits you in the Atatürk and Congress Museum. Ground Floor The ground and first floors of the Atatürk and Congress Museum are arranged as exhibition galleries; the ground floor houses the Armistice of Mudros and Occupations Room, Sivas Congress Documentary Room, National Struggle Press Activities Room, From Samsun to Sivas Room, Communications in the National Struggle Room, Kuva-yi Milliye, Societies and Congresses Room, Museum Shop, Conference Hall, Children's Room, and Library. First Floor The first floor contains exhibition rooms titled Mustafa Kemal, Commanders of the National Struggle, Room Where Mustafa Kemal Stayed, Congress Hall, Sivas Congress, Sivas Congress Thematic Narrative, Mandate and Protectorate Issue, The People of Sivas and the Congress, Women in the National Struggle, After the Sivas Congress, and Conclusion of the Sivas Congress. Entering service in 1892 as a Civil High School (Mülkî İdâdî) and becoming a State Lyceum (Vilayet-i Sultani) in 1911, the structure holds an exceptional place in our national history. The Sivas Congress, organized at Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's invitation and holding the distinction of being the first national congress, convened here from September 4 to 11, 1919. It served as the first headquarters of the National Struggle, from which the War of Independence was directed for 108 days between September 2 and December 18, 1919. In 1924 it became the Sivas High School building, operating as a school until 1981. It opened as the 'Sivas Atatürk Ethnography and Congress Museum' in 1983. Since 2016 it operates under the Sivas Museum Directorate. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS SİVAS ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM AŞIK VEYSEL MUSEUM