Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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The task of transferring our cultural heritage, which has an ancient and rich past, to future generations has been undertaken by museums and houses of culture, which have been increasing in number in recent years. Museums and houses of culture have become places where the art of that society is taught and kept alive, as well as various activities to research, communicate and preserve the heritage of different cultures in their regions. Kocaeli University Culture House, located in Kocaeli's Izmit district and serving as the lodgings of the SEKA paper factory, which was transformed from traditional architecture into a contemporary museum, was determined as the study area. Houses, streets, neighborhoods and squares, which are a reflection of culture, have moved away from their identities, and the understanding of urbanism without identity and unhealthy urbanism has alienated the individual from the culture and art of the society in which he / she lives over time. For this reason; the identity, authenticity and visibility of cities are discussed a lot. Cultural conservation approaches introduced by the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage are very important in order to establish comfortable cities that protect their cultural texture, attach importance to culture and art, and have aesthetic concerns. The creation of human-centered living spaces is very important in terms of promoting and keeping alive the culture and art of societies as well as contributing to art tourism in cities. In this study; the contribution of culture houses in cities to Turkish culture and art, cities, society and tourism is discussed in the specific case of "Kocaeli University Culture House". Based on the data obtained as a result of research on society, confirmatory document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was conducted. According to the results of this research, it has been seen that Turkey is quite far behind in terms of culture and art, and it has been tried to determine what needs to be done in order to rank higher as a society, and in this context, the importance and contribution of culture houses are tried to be explained through the example of Kocaeli University Culture House through the example of Kocaeli University.