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İzmir
Archaeology Museum
The first archaeology museum in İzmir
was opened to visit in 1927 at Ayavukla
(Gözlü) Church in Tepecik after the work
collection activities of three years. The
second archaeology museum was founded in
1951 at Culture Park.
A new museum was required due to excessive
works brought from the neighbour ancient
cities.
A new and modern museum was established
on a 5000m2 area in Bahribaba Park in Konak
and the museum was opened to visit on February
11th, 1984.
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The museum
was established to meet any
kind of needs with its museum
exhibition halls, laboratories,
warehouses, photography-rooms,
libraries, and conference halls.
The number of monuments located
in the museum building and garden
is more than 1500.
In this three-floor museum,
the exhibition is organised
in sections.
Upper Floor Hall
The archaeological works
of ancient cities such as Iasos,
Çandarlı (Pitane), Bergama,
Bayraklı (Former İzmir);
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ceramic findings
made of cooked soil found in
İasos dig in BC III. thousand
of prehistoric period; Western
Anatolia ceramics of Protogeometric
and Geometric Period; Western
Anatolia vases with black and
red figures belonging to Archaic
Period; hydrias of Hellenistic
Period; various vessels, glass
vases, bottles, masks, statues,
Myrina (Aliağa) Eros statues
are all exhibited in this hall.
Gold, silver and precious stone
ornaments, glass materials and
coins of Archaic, Hellenistic,
Rome and Byzantine Period and
bronze Demeter ornaments, glass
materials, coins and bronze
Demeter statue are exhibited
in Treasury Hall of this floor.
Marble works are being exhibited
at the middle floor, which is
the entrance floor of the museum.
Big statues, busts, portraits
and masks of the period between
Archaic times and Rome Times
are also exhibited in this floor.
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Museum Tel
: (+90-232) 489 07 96
Address: Bahri Baba Parki
Konak
Open hours to visit:
08.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 17.00
Open days to visit: Everyday
except Monday
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