Sefik Bursali Museum

Şefik Bursalı, born in Bursa in 1903, started to participate in the Turkish Painters Union exhibitions of his teachers İbrahim Çallı, Hikmet Onat, Feyhamam Duran, Namık İsmail and Avni Lifij. Then he went to Europe and had the opportunity to work in many art centers. Selçuk, who worked as a teacher in Izmir, Konya and Istanbul high schools, reflected his character in Konya between 1934 and 1936, and gained fame with his paintings on Mevlana. He exhibited his works in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Bucharest, Belgrade, Athens and Paris between 1937-1938. The painter, who participated in exhibitions in other cities of Europe and received positive reviews, passed away on 20.04.1990.

The house he lived in was organized as the Şefik Bursalı Museum by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Painter Şefik Bursalı donated almost all of his works and the workshop house to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The donated works were selected by the artist himself to cover all periods of art life.

While arranging the museum, the house was equipped with the necessary technical structures and re-furnished in order to place the works. The garden of the house was preserved with its old natural features and a bust of the artist was placed in the front of the house. Thanks to this museum house, present and future generations will be able to examine and recognize the art of the famous painter as a whole and as part of the artist's atmosphere.