Izmir Archeology Museum

Izmir Archeology Museum

İzmir Arkeoloji Müzesi
Location	Izmir, Turkey
Coordinates	38°29′09″N 27°09′00″E / 38.485845°N 27.149963°E / 38.485845; 27.149963
Type	Archeology
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Bronze statuette on display at the Izmir Archeology Museum.

The Izmir Archeology Museum (Turkish: İzmir Arkeoloji Müzesi) is an archeology museum in Izmir, Turkey, containing a number of artifacts from around the Gulf of Izmir. Most of the artifacts, which include busts, statues, statuettes, tools, and various eating and cooking utensils, come from the Bronze Age, or from the Greek and Roman periods.

History

The museum was established in 1924. It was built on the site of an abandoned Church called Ayavukla. The museum opened to the public only in 1927.^[1]

The archaeology museum was later moved to the National Education Pavilion in the Culture Park, which in turn was converted into a museum in 1951. But groundbreaking archaeological work and splendid finds in Izmir, Smyrna, and the neighboring ancient cities necessitated a larger museum. A new museum was subsequently established in 1984. The museum has exhibits from ancient sites like Bayrakli (ancient Smyrna), Ephesus, Pergamon, Miletus, Aphrodisias, Clazomenae, Teos, and Iasos. Two gardens, one in the front and one in the back, portray the history of western Anatolia.^[1]

The Izmir Archeology Museum contains a splendid collection of artifacts of the Aegean. The museum is one of the first built in Western Anatolia. The museum's collection is so rich and important that it has been categorized as a regional museum rather than a local one.^[1]

The Izmir Archeology Museum is located at Konak, in the central part of the city. It is located at walking distance from the Konak Square.^[1]

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