Culture and art / Museum
Kayseri Archaeology Museum
Melikgazi, Kayseri
A museum displaying chronologically, in its new building inside Kayseri Castle, works from the Chalcolithic Age to the Ottoman period and the Kültepe finds.
Its story
Museology in Kayseri began in the time of Osman Hamdi Bey with the collection of artifacts at Kayseri High School; in the 1930s a depot museum was established. With the Kültepe excavations carried out from 1948 under the direction of Tahsin Özgüç, the collection grew rapidly, and in 1969 a new museum building opened. About 50 years later, the museum moved to its new building set up inside Kayseri Castle and opened to visitors on 19 October 2019. In fourteen halls, works from the Chalcolithic Age to the late Ottoman period are displayed in chronological order; the finds of the Assyrian trading colony from Kültepe are the most important part of the collection.
Key facts
- Admission
- Paid (Müzekart valid)
- Visit duration
- 1–1.5 hours
- Number of halls
- 14
- Opened in the new building
- 19 October 2019
Trip purpose
- Accessible
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
38.72106, 35.48847
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayseri_Arkeoloji_Müzesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayseri_Archaeology_Museum