Culture and art / Museum
Gaziantep Archaeological Museum
Şehitkamil, Gaziantep
A museum displaying Gaziantep's archaeological finds from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman period, renewed and reopened after the earthquake.
Its story
The foundations of the museum were laid in 1944 through the work of the archaeologist Sabahat Göğüş; its building on İstasyon Caddesi opened in 1969. In the exhibition, rearranged after the Zeugma mosaics moved to the new museum in 2011, starting from the lower floor in chronological order are fossils of geological periods, Paleolithic tools, the skeleton of the extinct Maraş elephant, Late Hittite reliefs from Karkamış and Zincirli, Hellenistic and Roman works, coins and Islamic-period finds. After strengthening and exhibition renewal work was completed following the 2023 earthquakes, the museum reopened to visitors with thousands of artifacts.
Key facts
- Opened
- 1969 (renewed exhibition)
- Admission
- Paid (Müzekart valid)
- Getting there
- İstasyon Caddesi, opposite Kamil Ocak Stadium
- Visit duration
- 1 hour
Trip purpose
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
37.06903, 37.37856
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziantep_Arkeoloji_Müzesi | https://www.trthaber.com/haber/kultur-sanat/gaziantep-arkeoloji-muzesi-yeniden-ziyarete-acildi-953952.html | https://gaziantep.ktb.gov.tr/TR-174048/gaziantep-arkeoloji-muzesi.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/599901085