Nevşehir Museum

Nevşehir Museum
Nevşehir Müzesi
Nevşehir Museum
Established 1987 (1987)
Location 350 evler, Nevşehir, Turkey
Coordinates Coordinates: 38°37′41″N 34°43′30″E / 38.62806°N 34.72500°E / 38.62806; 34.72500
Type Archaeology, Ethnography
Collections Neolithic, Chalcolithic Bronz, Phrygian, Urartu, Hellenistic, Roman Byzantine, Ottoman
Collection size 6942 archaeologic and ethnographic+8795 coins[1]
Owner Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Nevşehir Museum (Turkish: Nevşehir Müzesi) is in Nevşehir, Turkey

Nevşehir is the provencial center in the region which is the Capadocia of the antiquity and known for its fairy chimneys. The museum at 38°37′41″N 34°43′30″E / 38.62806°N 34.72500°E / 38.62806; 34.72500 is on Türbe Street in 350 Evler neighborhood of Nevşehir.[2]

The former museum of Nevşehir was in a historical building which served from 1967 to 1987 when a new building was opened as a museum.

In the museum there are two halls one for the archaeology and one for the ethnography.[3] In archaeology section items of Neolithic, Chalcolithic Bronz, Phrygian, Urartu, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine ages are exhibited.There are also some items from Iran, Mesopotamia and Cyprus [1] In ethnography section illumination tools, hand written books, weapons, local clothes hand works, ornaments, kitchen tools are displayed.

References

  1. 1 2 Cultural property page (Turkish)
  2. Nevşehir map
  3. Ministry of Culture Nevşehir branch page(Turkish)
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