15 Museums You Can Visit During Museum Week

Museums Day, celebrated every year on May 18, is a day recognized by UNESCO all over the world. Museums Week is celebrated between 18-24 May, which includes this day. During this week, museums host various events, and some museums offer free entry.

Museums are not just places where historical artifacts are exhibited. At the same time, they are important institutions that carry the traces of the past to the present, enable us to get to know different cultures and pass them on to future generations. Museums Week is celebrated to remind the importance of these important institutions and to raise awareness in society.

List of Museums to Visit during Museum Week

Türkiye is a paradise for museum lovers with its rich history and culture. There are museums in every corner of our country where works from different periods are exhibited. In this article, specially for Museums Week, I would like to introduce you to some of the most important and beautiful museums of Turkey.

1.Topkapi Palace Museum (Istanbul)

Located in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years, Topkapi Palace Museum is a magnificent complex that reflects the magnificence of the empire. Home to many important structures such as the Harem, the Treasury Department and the Hagia Sophia Museum, the palace is a paradise for museum lovers.

2. Anatolian Civilizations Museum (Ankara)

Anatolian Civilizations Museum, one of Turkey's most important archaeological museums, sheds light on the past of Anatolia. The museum, which has a wide collection ranging from the Paleolithic Age to the Byzantine Period, contains many important works such as the Hittite sun disk, Mount Nemrut statues and works from the Çanakkale Victory.

3. Ephesus Museum (Izmir)

Ephesus Museum, where artifacts from Ephesus, one of the most important ancient cities in the world, are exhibited, is an ideal place for those interested in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. The friezes of the Temple of Artemis, the House of Virgin Mary and works from the Seljuk period are among the prominent pieces of the museum.

4. Zeugma Mosaic Museum (Gaziantep)

Zeugma Mosaic Museum, home to one of the world's largest mosaic collections, is one of the most important tourist attractions in Gaziantep. Mosaics from the Roman period, especially the Gypsy Girl Mosaic and the Mars Mosaic, are among the most interesting works of the museum.

5. Istanbul Archaeological Museums (Istanbul)

Istanbul Archaeological Museums is a complex consisting of three separate museums. This complex, consisting of the Museum of Archaeological Museums, the Old Orient Museums and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, is considered one of the most important archaeological museums in the world.

6. Pergamon Museum (Bergama)

Pergamon Museum, where works from the Ancient City of Pergamon are exhibited, hosts important works such as the Zeus Altar and the Telephos Frieze. The museum is an ideal place to learn about the history and culture of Bergama.

7. Gallipoli Wars Museum (Çanakkale)

The Gallipoli Wars Museum, where the heroism of the Gallipoli War is told, hosts works that describe the traces and heroism of the war. The museum also contains weapons, uniforms and photographs from the war.

8. Mardin Museum (Mardin)

Located among the historical Mardin houses, Mardin Museum is an ideal place to learn about the history and culture of Mardin. In addition to archaeological works, ethnographic works and local works of art are also exhibited in the museum.

9. Gordion Museum (Ankara)

Gordion Museum, where artifacts from the Gordion Mound are exhibited, is an ideal place to learn about the Phrygian civilization. In addition to the world-famous Gordian Knot, artifacts from royal tombs and Phrygian works of art are also exhibited in the museum.

10. Cappadocia Open Air Museum (Nevşehir)

Located among the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, Cappadocia Open Air Museum hosts the rock churches and monasteries of the region. In addition to frescoes and churches from the Byzantine period, rock houses and underground cities can be seen in the museum.

5 Free Museums You Can Visit During Museum Week

• Adana Museum.
• Amasya Museum.
• Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum.
• Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
• Izmir Archeology Museum