Kütahya Archaeology Museum

Kütahya Archaeology Museum
Kütahya Arkeoloji Müzesi
The portal of the museum
Kütahya Museum
Established	1965 (1965)
Coordinates	39°25′02″N 29°58′34″E / 39.41722°N 29.97611°E / 39.41722; 29.97611Coordinates: 39°25′02″N 29°58′34″E / 39.41722°N 29.97611°E / 39.41722; 29.97611
Type	Archaeology
Collections	Paleolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze age, Hittite, Phrygia, Hellenistic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Seljuk Empire, Ottoman Empire
Owner	Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Kütahya Archaeological Museum is a museum in Kütahya, Turkey.

The museum is located in the Vacidiye Medrese, a historical medrese (Islamic school) building commissioned by the Germinyanid ruler Umur in 1314. It is next to Kütahya Ulu Mosque ("Grand mosque") at 39°25′02″N 29°58′34″E / 39.41722°N 29.97611°E / 39.41722; 29.97611. In 1965 it was opened as a museum. After a period of restoration it was reopened on 5 March 1999.

The building material is cut stone and the portal is of Seljukid style. There are nine rooms. The exhibits span the Paleolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljukid and Ottoman eras. The oldest items are painted ceramics from Hacılar.

One interesting item is a sarcophagus of a supposed Amazon, a rare specimen.^[1]

References

Archaeological museums in Turkey
Aegean Region	Afyonkarahisar Archaeological Museum Aydın Archaeological Museum Bodrum Castle Bolvadin Museum Bostanlı Open-air Archaeological Museum Ephesus Archaeological Museum Hierapolis Izmir Archeology Museum Archaeological Museum of Manisa Uşak Museum of Archaeology
Black Sea Region	Amasya Museum Bolu Museum Çorum Archaeological Museum Kastamonu Archaeological Museum Konuralp Museum Samsun Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography Sinop Archaeological Museum Tokat Museum Trabzon Museum
Central Anatolia Region	Çatalhöyük Eskişehir Archaeological Museum Konya Archaeological Museum Gordion Museum Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Eastern Anatolia Region	Kars Museum
Marmara Region	Bursa Archaeological Museum Çanakkale Archaeological Museum Great Palace Mosaic Museum Istanbul Archaeology Museums Kırklareli Museum Sadberk Hanım Museum Tekirdağ Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
Mediterranean Region	Adana Archaeology Museum Alanya Archaeological Museum Antalya Museum Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum Burdur Archaeological Museum Hatay Archaeology Museum Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum Mersin Museum Misis Mosaic Museum Silifke Museum Tarsus Museum
Southeastern Anatolia Region	Adıyaman Archaeological Museum Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology Şanlıurfa Museum Zeugma Mosaic Museum

Eastern Anatolia
Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum Ali Demirsoy Natural History Museum Kars Museum Malatya Museum

For museums in İstanbul see Museums in Istanbul

Southeastern Anatolia Region
Adıyaman Archaeological Museum Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology Kilis Museum Mardin Museum Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum Ziya Gökalp Museum

see also Atatürk Museums in Turkey

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