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Website
  
Anamur Museum

Phone
  
+90 232 631 28 83

Bergama Museum

Established
  
1936; 81 years ago (1936)

Location
  
Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Bergama, İzmir, Turkey

Type
  
Archaeology museum, Ethnographic museum

Collections
  
Hellenistic period, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire

Address
  
Zafer Mahallesi, Cumhuriyet Cad. No:10, 35725 Bergama/İzmir, Turkey

Hours
  
Closed now Saturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PM

Owner
  
Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Similar
  
Ödemiş Museum, İzmir Arkeoloji Müzesi, İnciraltı Sea Museum, Bolu Museum, Kırklareli Museum

Bergama Museum is a museum in Bergama district of İzmir Province, Turkey.

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Location

The museum is in Bergama city . It is to the south of Cumhuriyet street at 39°07′00″N 27°10′33″E. Its distance to İzmir is about 110 km (68 mi).

History

Bergama (ancient Pergamon) is a historically important city. Although the most important ancient monument of Bergama, namely the Pergamon Altar had been transported to Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany in 1870, there are still enough items to be displayed in Bergama. The museum was established upon the suggestion of Marshal Fevzi Çakmak in 1932. It was opened on 30 October 1936.

Displays

Both the archaeological and ethnographical items are exhibited. The archaeological items are from the excavations around Bergama. Most notable among these are sculptures of Pergamon school, items from Pitane and Gryneion and terra-cotta from Myrina. ( These ancient settlements are between Bergama and İzmir.) In the ethnographical section the most important items are carpets and rugs from Bergama, Yuntdağ, Yağcıbekir etc.

References

Bergama Museum Wikipedia