Antalya Museum
Antalya Museum was founded by Süleyman Fikri Erten in 1922 to protect the artifacts obtained from the looting of the occupation forces that came to the region after the First World War. The museum, which was first in the Alaaddin Mosque in Kaleiçi and then in the Yivli Mosque, was moved to its current building in 1972. Today, Antalya Museum consists of 14 exhibition halls on an area of 30 thousand square meters. There is also a garden section where different works of galleries and sculptures are exhibited. At the Antalya Museum, you can examine the remains of three ancient civilizations (Lycia, Pamphylia and Pisidia) that ruled within the borders of the region.
The museum was awarded the "Museum of the Year" award by the Council of Europe in 1988.
Antalya Museum was founded by Süleyman Fikri Erten in 1922 to protect the artifacts obtained from the looting of the occupation forces that came to the region after the First World War. The museum, which was first in the Alaaddin Mosque in Kaleiçi and then in the Yivli Mosque, was moved to its current building in 1972. Today, Antalya Museum consists of 14 exhibition halls on an area of 30 thousand square meters. There is also a garden section where different works of galleries and sculptures are exhibited. At the Antalya Museum, you can examine the remains of three ancient civilizations (Lycia, Pamphylia and Pisidia) that ruled within the borders of the region.
The museum was awarded the "Museum of the Year" award by the Council of Europe in 1988.