Type Archaeology museum | ||
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Established 1974; 43 years ago (1974) Collections Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Collection size 2,000 exhibited
20,500 stocks Owner Ministry of Culture and Tourism Similar Eskişehir Büyükşehir Belediyes, Eti Arkeoloji Müzesi, Adıyaman Archaeological Museum, Bolu Museum, Narlıkuyu Museum | ||
Eskişehir Archaeological Museum, a.k.a. Eskişehir Eti Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Eskişehir Eti Arkeoloji Müzesi), is a national archaeological museum in Eskişehir, Turkey. It was established in 1974.
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Location
The museum is located in the center of Eskişehir on Atatürk Boulevard at 39°45′57″N 30°30′48″E. The street to the east of the museum is Müze Street named after the museum.
Background
The museum was initially established in 1966 in the Kurşunlu Külliye, a religious complex building, which is about 1 km (0.62 mi) east of the current location. In 1974, the museum moved to its own building. As this building became insufficient, a new building was constructed, which was financed and donated by ETİ Food Industry, a cookie producer based in Eskişehir. On 28 May 2011, the museum was reopened in its new and larger building.
Museum building
The total area of the museum, including the building and the yard, is 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft). The building consists of three blocks. One block is reserved for the administration and auxiliary services such as library, laboratory, photo lab, etc. The basement of the two other blocks are stock rooms. The ground floor of one block is a conference hall and the ground floor of the other block is multipurpose art gallery. The museum exhibition halls are situated in the upper floors of both blocks.
Exhibited items
The exhibited items span Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. There are marble sculptures and figurines, steles, earthenware, metallic and glass gadgets for daily use, idols, ornaments, weapons etc. There is also an elephant tusk in the natural history section of the museum.