Antalya - Archeological Museum

Definitely worth visiting is the Museum of Archeology and Ethnography, situated some 2km/1.25mi from the city center on the western outskirts of Antalya. Founded in 1919, it was originally housed in the mosque adjacent to the Fluted Minaret, before being moved to its new premises in 1972. The collection is displayed in exemplary fashion.

The large Archeological section offers an excellent survey of the great periods in Pamphylia's history, from the neolithic on through the Bronze Age (urn burials) to Hellenistic and Roman times.

Particularly notable are the gallery containing statues of divinities (mostly from Perge), the collection of items recovered by underwater archaeology, the Gallery of Roman Emperors, the magnificent series of sarcophagi, the mosaics from Seleukeia, and the fine coin collection with the Hoard of Probus, the Aspendos Hoard (silver), a Byzantine gold hoard found at Finike in 1959, and the Side Hoard (silver). There are also a number of icons.

The rich ethnographic section of the museum displays a great variety of material of the Turkish period - weapons, clothing, stockings, jewelry, domestic equipment, books, tiles, glass, porcelain, locks, musical instruments and carpets, together with a loom.