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Antalya Museum

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Antalya Museum, Konyaaltı district, Antalya: one of Turkey's largest archaeology museums, closed to visitors since 2025.

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Why go

  • The Elmalı Coins, known as the Treasure of the Century, are the museum's most notable exhibit.
  • The Domitias Sarcophagus, which belonged to a husband and wife who are inseparable in death.
  • A large statue of Plancia Magna, who spent her wealth beautifying Perge in its golden age.

Opening hours

Today08:30 – 20:45Show all
Monday08:30 – 20:45
Tuesday08:30 – 20:45
Wednesday08:30 – 20:45
Thursday08:30 – 20:45
Friday08:30 – 20:45
Saturday08:30 – 20:45
Sunday08:30 – 20:45

Don't miss

  • Dansöz Heykeli (the Dancing Woman)The museum's emblem, found at Perge in 1981, made of white and dark marble.Konyaaltı Caddesi 88, Antalya; closed to visitors since 2025.
  • The Weary HeraclesA 2nd-century AD copy of a Lysippos sculpture, showing Heracles resting after killing the Nemean lion.Konyaaltı Caddesi 88, Antalya; closed to visitors since 2025.
  • Apollo statuetteAn important statuette of Apollo, held in one of the Hellenistic showcases.Konyaaltı Caddesi 88, Antalya; closed to visitors since 2025.
  • Neanderthal skeleton fragmentsFragments from Karain Cave, among the museum's treasures.Konyaaltı Caddesi 88, Antalya; closed to visitors since 2025.
  • Heracles SarcophagusA sarcophagus that shows the 12 tasks of Heracles.Konyaaltı Caddesi 88, Antalya; closed to visitors since 2025.

Know before you go

  • The museum has been closed to visitors since 2025.
  • It is currently closed for rebuilding.
  • Its artworks were moved to storage containers in the museum garden.

What's inside

  • Natural history hall: living creatures, fossils and bones.
  • Prehistory hall: finds from Öküzini and Şehahöyük, from the Palaeolithic to the Roman era.
  • Proto-history hall: finds from Hacilar, from the Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
  • Classical hall: terracotta figurines, wine bowls and dishes, from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic age.
  • Statue hall: mythological statues excavated at Perge, including Athena, Zeus, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes and Marsyas.
  • Imperial statues: Hadrian, Septimius Severus and Julia Domna.
  • Sarcophagus hall: Roman sarcophagi from Pamphylia, most of them found at Perge.
  • Mosaic hall: Byzantine-period mosaics found around Antalya.
  • Church hall: wooden church pieces showing the life of Jesus Christ, and relics of Saint Nicholas.
  • Coin hall: gold, silver and copper coins from the Hellenistic to Ottoman periods, with shipwreck finds, jewellery and icons.
  • Islamic-period room: Seljuk and Ottoman tiles, carpets, books, inscriptions and lamps.
  • Ethnographic hall: clothing, embroidery, weapons and metal objects from the Antalya area, with a corner set up as a typical house.

With kids

  • A hall at the entrance was set up as a Children's Museum, the first of its kind in Turkey.
  • The children's hall showed models of crafts that were dying out.
  • In 2010 the children's hall gained models of important sites, starting with Karain.

Tips for your visit

  • The museum is closed for rebuilding, so there are no galleries to visit at present.
  • Tickets were sold online through the museum's own website.
  • The address is Konyaaltı Caddesi No 88, Bahçelievler, Antalya.
  • The phone number is +90 242 238 56 88.

Interesting facts4

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  1. Most of its sarcophagi were found in the ancient city of Perge.

    ANTALYA MUSEUM

  2. The collection draws its richness from Antalya, where the first human traces in Anatolia were found.

    ANTALYA MUSEUM

  3. A silver tray inlaid with gold was found by treasure hunters at Kumluca.

    Musée d'Antalya - Wikipedia

  4. Ceramic panels by Tufan Dağıstanlı stand on either side of the entrance.

    Antalya Müzesi - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Süleyman Fikri Bey, a voluntary curator of antiquities, first set up the museum. Most of its marble works came from the ruins of Perge. In 1964 a design competition picked a plan for a new building, the first Turkish museum building made through a competition. It opened in that building in 1972.

  1. 1922Founded to protect ancient works from occupying forces.
  2. 1937Opened in the Yivli Minare Mosque, where it operated until 1972.
  3. 1964A design competition picked a plan by Doğan Tekeli, Sami Sisa and Metin Hepgüler.
  4. 1972Opened in its own purpose-built building, after the displays were finished.
  5. 2020A seismic analysis found the building at high risk of earthquake damage.
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  1. 2025Closed to visitors. The building was demolished, and the works were moved to containers in the garden.
  2. 2026A new building on the same site is targeted for completion by the end of 2026.

Sources: Antalya Museum - Wikipedia · Antalya - Wikivoyage (see) · ANTALYA MUSEUM · Musée d'Antalya - Wikipedia · Antalya Müzesi - Wikipedia · Antalya Museum: tickets (its own site) · checked 26 Oct 2026

Where
Konyaaltı Caddesi No 88 Bahçelievler Mahallesi, Antalya

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Questions and answers

Is the Antalya Museum open to visitors in 2026?

No. The museum has been closed to visitors since 2025, and its building was demolished. A new building on the same site is targeted for completion by the end of 2026.

What are the opening hours of the Antalya Museum?

The museum's own website gave opening hours of 08:30 to 20:45, every day, before it closed in 2025.

How do I get to the Antalya Museum?

A tram line serves the museum, with the Müze stop nearby. The address is Konyaaltı Caddesi No 88, Bahçelievler, Antalya.

Do I need to book tickets for the Antalya Museum?

Tickets were sold online through the museum's own website. The museum is closed to visitors at present, so there is nothing to book now.

Is the Antalya Museum good for children?

The museum is closed to visitors, so there is no children's visit at present. Its entrance hall was set up as a Children's Museum, the first of its kind in Turkey.

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