Type Archaeology | Phone +90 286 217 65 65 | |
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Established 1984; 33 years ago (1984) Location 100.yıl cad., Çanakkale, Turkey Collection size 12747 archaeologic,
15237 coins
2714 ethnographic Address Barbaros Mahallesi, 100. Yıl Cd., 17020 Çanakkale Merkez/Çanakkale, Turkey Owner Ministry of Culture and Tourism Similar Troy VII, Çanakkale 1915 Bridge, Istanbul Aquarium, TurkuaZoo | ||
Turkey november 2015
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Çanakkele Arkeoloji Müzesi) is a museum in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Çanakkale is situated on the Anatolian side of the Dardanelles Strait. It is close to famous Troy of the antiquity. The Dardanelles campaign of World War I is known as Çanakkale savaşı in Turkish.
The museum is located on 100. Yıl street of the city at 40°07′59″N 26°24′35″E.
In 1960, an abandoned church was opened as a museum. In 1984, the museum moved to its current building.
The main items in the exhibition halls are artifacts from various ruins around Çanakkele such as a Troia, Assos, Apollon, Smintheion, Tenedos and Alexandria Troas. Some of the items are marble sculptures, steles, illumination gadgets, terracota and bronze kitchenware, glassware and ornaments. A colored sarcophagi from the Achaemenid Empire and Polyxena sarcophagi are among the notable items. There are also some ethnographic items.