MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS
Information
Opening/Closing Hours
Opening time: 08:30
Closing time: 17:15
Box Office Closing Time: 16:45
Closed Days
Open every day
Address: Ankara Altındağ Kale Mahallesi
E-mail: anadolumedmuzesi@kultur.gov.tr
Phone 1: 03123243160
Phone 2: 03123243161
* Due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic, the opening and closing hours of museums and archaeological sites are determined by the governorates. For this reason, up-to-date information regarding the visiting hours of museums and archaeological sites can be obtained from the museum directorates.
Description

ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM WHERE ANATOLIAN ANTIQUITIES ARE DISPLAYED

*TRAVEL THROUGH HISTORY VIA VIRTUAL TOURS *

The Anatolian Civilizations Museum, which has been the home of the original works of Anatolian lands since the Paleolithic age, consists of two historical buildings These buildings are the Ottoman Period buildings; Mahmutpaşa Covered Bazaar and Kurşunlu Inn. Having been renovated in 2014, this museum allows you to travel through history via virtual tours, animations and replicas of T-shaped stone pillars and other replicas of Göbeklitepe.

FROM ROMAN BATH TO MUSEUM

The history of Ankara's first museum dates back to 1921. With Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s idea of establishing an Hittite Museum in the center of the country, Hittite art works were collected from all over the country. Mr. Mubarek Galip, Cultural Director at the time, took the first step by converting the Ankara Castle's Akkale Bastion, Augustus Temple and the Roman Bath into a museum.

When the limited area of Akkale was not enough, the restoration of idle Mahmutpasa Covered Bazaar and Kursunlu Inn, which were in the vicinity of Ankara Castle started. The restoration started in 1938 and was completed in 1968. While the restoration was going on, the central area of the closed bazaar was completed in 1943 and was opened to visitors.

*SHEDS LIGHT ON THE HISTORY OF ANATOLIA *

The artifacts in Anatolian Civilizations Museum, which is one of the top-rated museums in the world with its unique collections and is the winner the “Museum of the year in Europe” in 1997, are exhibited in chronologically separated sections. The upper hall area holds Palaeolithic Age, Chalcolithic Age, Old Bronze Age, Assyrian Trade Colonies Age, The Old Hittite and Hittite Imperial Age, Phrygian Kingdom, Late Hittite Kingdom, Urartian Kingdom sections, and the lower hall holds Ankara; Down the Ages and Classical Periods sections.

*WHILE YOU’RE HERE *

You can climb to the top of Ankara Castle for a panoramic view and you can also visit Rahmi M. Koç Museum in the region. You can enjoy the view while having a drink or eating breakfast at the historical And Café in Kaleici. In the evening you can also go to the concerts at the Museum of Archaeology and Art in this region.

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