Stroge, exhibition methods, and augmented reality application for rugs in Türkiye ethnography museums

The traditional rugs produced with traditional methods among the cultural assets of the Anatolian geography constitute one of the important collection groups of museums. Due to their organic structures, they are prone to deterioration, so attention should be paid to storage and display methods. In the field research of the thesis, methods in storage were examined, and official applications were made to 36 Ethnography museums for implementation. However, examinations were conducted with permission from the following museums: Balıkesir Kuvai Milliye Museum, Bafra Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, Beş Konaklar Ethnography Museum and Traditional Malatya House, Bolu Museum, Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum, Isparta Prof. Dr. Turan Yazgan Ethnography Museum, Kocaeli Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, Sakarya Atatürk House Museum, and Tarsus Museums. In our research, storage and display methods of rug weavings, an important part of Turkish ethnography museums, and the precautions taken have been revealed. In this context, an augmented reality application has been implemented for rugs that cannot be displayed in the storage areas and need to be protected. Thus, it will be possible to make the rugss in the warehouse visible, make them accessible to researchers, and reach visitors. In the augmented reality application, a study was conducted on 10 rugs found in the storage of Kocaeli Archaeology and Ethnography Museum." Keywords: Ethnographic Artifact, Rug, Display, Storage, Museology