Culture and art / Museum
Çankırı Museum
Merkez, Çankırı
The provincial museum in the Old Government House, displaying 8-million-year-old fossils, archaeological finds and local ethnography.
Its story
Museum work in Çankırı began in 1972 with the display of 116 artifacts in the People's House building, and the museum operated in different buildings for many years. In 2017 it moved to the historic building constructed in 1905 under Abdülhamid II and used as the government house for about 90 years. The museum consists of three main halls: Natural History, Archaeology and Ethnography. Fossils of elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes and primate ancestors from about 8 million years ago, found in the Çorakyerler excavation in the center, are the most interesting part of the collection. The ethnography hall features recreations of yaran gatherings and traditional cuisine.
Key facts
- Period
- Building: 1905; museum in this building since 2017
- Admission
- Paid; Müzekart (Museum Pass) accepted
- Getting there
- Çankırı city center
- Visit duration
- 1–1.5 hours
Trip purpose
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
40.59979, 33.61662
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ank%C4%B1r%C4%B1_M%C3%BCzesi | https://cankiri.ktb.gov.tr/TR-70613/muzeler-ve-orenyerleri.html | https://muze.gov.tr/ | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.5997938&mlon=33.616619#map=17/40.5997938/33.616619