Mersin Museum

Coordinates: 36°47′38″N 34°37′29″E / 36.79398°N 34.62475°E / 36.79398; 34.62475
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Mersin Museum
Mersin Museum is located in Turkey
Mersin Museum
Location of Mersin Museum in Turkey
Established1978
LocationAtatürk Caddesi Kültür Merkezi, Mersin Halkevi, Mersin, Turkey
Coordinates36°48′23″N 34°37′13″E / 36.8063°N 34.6203°E / 36.8063; 34.6203
TypeArchaeology, ethnography
DirectorSongül Ceylan Bala[1]
Websitewww.mersin.web.tr

Mersin Museum is the main museum of Mersin, Turkey. It is operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. However after establishing a new museum, i.e., Mersin Archaeological Museum most of the exhibits were moved to the new museum.

History

Soli in Mersin city and Gözlükule in Tarsus are among these. But prior to the foundation Mersin Museum, the findings were exhibited in other museums. Mersin Museum was founded in 1978. After 1991 the museum was located in the present site, the eastern wing of Mersin Halkevi.[2]

The exhibition

The stone findings such as pithoses and steles are exhibited in the yard. The museum has two floors. In the ground floor there are two exhibition halls. In the first hall,

Turkmen culture such as ornamental items, carpets, clothes, prayer rosaries, wooden and copper artifacts, weapons etc. In addition to 446 items there are also 999 coins.[3][4]

Gallery

  • Stela and column capitals
    Stela and column capitals
  • Golden decorations
    Golden decorations
  • Pithoses, jars and other vessels
    Pithoses, jars and other vessels
  • Coat, belt buckles and decorations
    Coat,
    belt buckles
    and decorations

See also

  • Atatürk Museum, Mersin

References

  1. ^ "Antik varlıkları koruma incelemesi" (in Turkish). Sonses TV. 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2011-04-02.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ On line encyclopaedia (in Turkish)
  3. ^ Mersin Müzesi, Mersin (in Turkish)
  4. ^ "Mersin Müzesi" (in Turkish). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

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