The head of the General Directorate of Foundations, Adnan Ertem, told Anadolu Agency that they are restoring the Turkish Foundation Calligraphy Art Museum, which is located in the Bayezid Madrasah. During the restoration process of the museum about 3,000 artifacts will be restored by conservation experts who remain faithful to the originals. Ertem said that works of calligraphy will be restored in the first phase. Explaining that the artifacts that are showcased in the museum were donated by foundations, mosques, tombs and madrasahs, Ertem said: "All the objects that feature calligraphy, including the cover of the Kaaba, mother-of-pearl decoration on coffee tables and ornamented covers, belong to the foundation." Ertem also said that the restoration work of calligraphic plates was put to a tender in January 2012.A total of 563 calligraphy plates that were kept in storage have been brought to the conservation site beneath the Blue Mosque. Following the categorization process, a team of experts has begun to restore the artifacts. "Currently, 18 experts and two masters are handling the conservation process," he said. The restoration and conservation work is estimated to be finished within a year. The manager of the Turkish Foundation Calligraphy Art Museum, Zübeyde Cihan Özsayıner, said that the science of museology makes use of all the benefits of advanced technology. Pointing out that dust, humidity and dirt need to be removed from the site where the conservation work takes place, Özsayıner said: "This is why we brought machines for absorbing dust and dirt to the conservation site." Sometimes restorers face insect infestation problems in some wooden items as well as paper artifacts. In order to keep insects out of the site, special machines for disinfecting the area have also been brought in. Özsayıner said that the area where the conservation work on calligraphy is taking place was once used as the Rug and Flat Weaving Ground Cloth Museum. "Due to the excessive humidity in this place the rugs were transferred somewhere else. As part of a joint project with Italy to prevent humidity in the area, we placed a dehumidifier here. There are only three other places that use this device in Turkey," she explained. The special device prevents underground water from rising by utilizing electromagnetic waves to prevent humidity from penetrating the walls. The walls, which previously suffered from rising damp, have begun to dry over time. However, the device's range is not limitless. Özsayıner added that the museology design of the Turkish Foundation Calligraphy Art Museum is underway and they have already determined which artifacts will be exhibited and when.