Museum Associations and Resources
A short listing of Museum- and Museology-related sites

General Science & Technology Museums
Some of our inspirations!

Special Subjects
Museums and Sites related to specific departments in our Museum

Road Transport
Rail Transport
Maritime
Aviation
Engineering
Communications
Scientific Instruments
Models and Toys
Education

Friends
Links to the many companies that have supported the Rahmi M Koç Museum

Miscellaneous
Assorted sites that we have found useful

Museum Associations and Resources

Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey
Official web site of the body responsible for the Museum sector in Turkey. Click on 'Archaeology' and then 'Museums' to see a list of state and private museums in Turkey

The International Council of Museums
ICOM is dedicated to the development of museums and the museum profession, and operates globally for the preservation of cultural heritage. It is a worldwide network for museum professionals

The Museums Association
The Museums Association is the largest association representing Museums and Galleries in Great Britain

The American Association of Museums
The national service organization representing the American museum community, addressing the needs of museums to enhance their ability to serve the public interest.

Musée Online
An interactive directory to museums' collections, providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features

The 24 Hour Museum
Gateway to over 2,500 UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions

Museum Computer Network
The Museum Computer Network is dedicated to fostering the cultural aims of museums through the use of computer technologies. They maintain a comprehensive museum listing on their 'links' page

Museum Marketplace Online
This guide introduces companies and consultants serving the museum industry, indexed by product category, state and company name to help find resources quickly and easily.

Cornucopia
Through a comprehensive database, Cornucopia provides a complete picture of all the collections in Museums across the United Kingdom.

General Science & Technology Museums

The Science Museum
Britain's renowned Museum of Science and Technology

Deutsches Museum
One of the world's greatest collections of science and technology

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
A popular and pioneering museum, with good virtual tours of many of its exhibits - including a German submarine from WWII

Manchester Museum of Science and Industry
An outstanding Museum covering the history of science and industry in Manchester, centre of the Industrial Revolution

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Opened in 1929 by Henry Ford, a museum where one can learn how one's ancestors lived and worked in the past. Also includes much material on the renowned inventor Thomas Alva Edison

The Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and 'war-time experience'

Imperial War Museum North
A new and controversial museum, the Imperial War Museum North is about people and how their lives are shaped by war.

Special Subjects

Road Transport

National Motor Museum
A collection now comprising some 250 vehicles - from some of the earliest examples of motoring to legendary World Record Breakers like Bluebird and Golden Arrow.

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
This collection documents the technological and stylistic development of the transportation industry, with a focus on early automobiles created in Cleveland.

Carfolio
The most comprehensive online car specifications database in the world, with over 9,000 car models covered to date

The Classic Car Attic
A valuable general classic car resource, with data on over 180 marques and their associated clubs, and 12,000+ links

Motorbase
Motorbase is the place for all things classic car, with a huge encyclopaedia of makes and models of car together with the latest news, classified advertisements, and a club directory

Rail Transport

The National Railway Museum
A portal for train-related resources worldwide, and European Museum of the Year in 2001

RailroadData.Com
Online since 1996 and continually adding more listings - one of the oldest and largest railroad links directories on the web

Rail Image Archive (Eisanbahn Bild Archiv)
More than 1000 pictures and 2500 links, with a German emphasis

Train Magazine
Comprehensive site dedicated to train simulation

Maritime

The National Maritime Museum
The largest maritime museum in the world!

Merseyside Maritime Museum
Located in a former bonded warehouse, part of the historic Albert Dock in Liverpool, the museum tells the story of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Web site for HMS Alliance, and HMS Holland, the first British submarine commissioned in 1901

The Fleet-Type Submarine Online
A web site containing full details of the US Fleet-Type submarines of WW11 and later.

Subnet.com
'Just about everything you've ever wanted to see and read about the U.S. Naval Submarine Force - the 'Silent Service'

'Cem's Fighting Ships Online
The history of Turkish submarines

Historic Naval Ships Association
An association of historic naval vessel keepers, set up to facilitate the exchange of information and provide mutual support amongst those who are working to maintain their ageing exhibits. The Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a Member of this Association.

Aviation

National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world

Tayyareci.com ('Pilot.com')
Turkey's leading aviation-related website. The DC-3 Hangar Amazingly comprehensive site with everything you could want to know about this classic aircraft, one of which is of course on display at the Rahmi M Koç Museum

The DC-3 Hangar
Amazingly comprehensive site with everything you could want to know about this classic aircraft, one of which is of course on display at the Rahmi M Koç Museum

Airliners.net
'The largest and most detailed civil aircraft information database on the Internet'

AVSIM online
Comprehensive site dedicated to flight simulation

Fly Away Simulation
Another wide-ranging site dealing with all aspects of flight simulation

Engineering

The Association for Industrial Archaeology
The AIA is the national organisation for people who share an interest in Britain's industrial past. It brings together people who are researching, recording, preserving and presenting the great variety of the country's industrial heritage.

Communications

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Scientific Instruments

Old Computers.Com
Excellent site for those researching older personal computers

Models & Toys

Fine Art Models
'FINE ART MODELS produces museum-quality limited-edition scale models that many feel are the finest available in the world today'

Art of the Tin Toy
Web site of Tin Toy expert and dealer David Pressland

Education

Museum Education Bibliography
Compiled by the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums

The Physics Games Museum
The 'Physics Games' Museum, founded by Prof. Dr. Demir İnan of the Physics Engineering Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara.
Explore the principles of physics interactively, in this unique university-based virtual museum.

Friends

Sadberk Hanim Museum
Our 'sister' museum, and an outstanding collection of archaeological and art history objects form Turkey's past

Koç Holding
Official web site of the Koç Group. Convenient starting point for visiting our many sponsors and supporters - Beko, Arçelik, TOFAS, Ford Otosan, Demirdöküm, and Aygaz to mention but a few...

Classic Car Club of Turkey
Web site of the only classic car club in Turkey, and close associate of this Museum - sharing exhibits and co-operating on the organisation of rallys

Cornucopia
'The Magazine for Connoisseurs of Turkey'. A beautifully produced and erudite magazine, for 11 years Cornucopia has offered valuable and entertaining insights on all aspects of the Turkish world. The website gives a useful introduction to the magazine, as well as providing some background information on Turkey

Koç Allianz
Koç Allianz derives its strength from the Koç Group, one of Turkey's leading conglomerates, and from Allianz, a giant in world finance: it is an insurance address that you can confidently entrust with your future. And with our Personal Pension System, you can also have your retirement pro vided by the power of
Koç Allianz ..

Miscellaneous

Copernic
Impossible to imagine doing the mountains of internet research that we are faced with without this excellent searching tool!

The Science and Technology Magazine
A very well prepared Turkish magazine, dedicated to science and technology. Moreover, if you want to read about creative projects based on science and technology you may want to visit 'Techno Counter' at www.biltek.tubitak.gov.tr/tekno_tezgah/

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