The handle of the compass hosts over 5,000 works

The exhibition named ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ at the Tofaş Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum hosts 5,000 measuring instruments. Hundreds of different scales, symbols of justice, are waiting for visitors.

Opened to the public in 2016 at the Tofaş Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum, the exhibition named ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ showcases over 5,000 scales, balances, and various measuring instruments. Scales, used by humanity from the past to measure the weight of any object, await visitors in hundreds of varieties. The exhibition, which is a 35-year-old cultural heritage of the renowned architect Naim Arnas, who also designed the Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum, awaits art and culture enthusiasts. The journey of the scales dating back to 5,000 years before the Common Era until today takes visitors on a historical voyage.

‘A world-class exhibition’

Aylin Tatlı, the Director of the Tofaş Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum, expressed that the exhibition ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ with its included artworks is a world-class exhibition. She stated, ‘The Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum opened its doors to visitors on June 28, 2002. It is actually a cultural complex consisting of a museum, exhibition hall, and a cafeteria on a 17-acre land. Since its opening, our museum has welcomed 2.1 million visitors, and we also have a temporary exhibition hall. In this temporary exhibition hall, the exhibition named ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ has been welcoming visitors since 2016. This exhibition is a collection of approximately 5,000 measuring instruments. Therefore, it is an exhibition that can compete on a global scale, featuring scales that measure any object you can think of. Hence, it is an area where you can make very wide measurements in perspective and also reinforce your knowledge. The exhibition of measuring instruments named ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ opened its doors to visitors in September 2016. Previously, exhibitions such as the old pot, old bathhouse, clock, toy, Zeki Mügen, and finally the exhibition named ‘Kantarın Topuzu’ have been welcoming visitors. It is possible to observe approximately 5,000 measuring instruments. Therefore, it is a great opportunity to see scales that can measure different objects together. Since its opening, our exhibition, which has welcomed many guests, is curated by Ali Naim Arnas. He is also a senior architect and a restoration architect at the Bursa Anatolian Vehicles Museum. This valuable collection met visitors under his curation. As I mentioned, seeing many measuring instruments here also creates great excitement for people. It can push us to think from various perspectives, as it is also associated not only with shaping the economic life but also with justice. In this respect, it is definitely an exhibition that our visitors must come and see.’