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Consisting of 22 restored traditional Ankara houses, Art Street is one of the areas in Hamamönü worth seeing. Its renovation project was carried out collaboratively by Altındağ Municipality and Hacettepe University. The historic Ankara houses on this street host artists practicing handicrafts that are in danger of extinction. The upper floors of the houses are used as art studios; lower floors are for displaying the art works. Women attending handicrafts courses and producing throughout the year present their works to visitors at the Handicrafts Market. At the market, which is open 7 days a week, leather goods, home accessories, decorative items and oil paintings are on sale. There are also live concerts featuring melodies of various cultures and a summer open-air cinema showing Turkish films.