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This museum is located opposite the Archaeology Museum is located in Bahribaba Park, just to the south of Konak. It is housed in a lovely stone building that was once a hospital, built in 1831. It exhibits a wonderful collection of folkloric art which is displayed on the first two floors which showcase the lifestyle, customs and traditions of Izmir and its vicinity in the 19th century. It displays reconstructions of traditional handicrafts such as felt making, wood block printing, clog making, blue bead making, tin processing, rope weaving and pottery as well as many costumes, textiles, jewellery, kitchen utensils and camel saddles and an exhibition about camel wrestling.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: Free.
Written Mar 7, 2010
These Terra-cotta Sarcophagi are from Clazomenae, an ancient Ionian Greek city, located about 20 miles west of Izmir. It was founded on the mainland near the base of the Erythraean peninsula and became part of the Ionian Dodecapolis where it was well known for its painted terra-cotta sarcophagi (6th century BC).
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL8.
Written Mar 7, 2010
This museum has a huge amount of ceramics on display on the second floor. It showcases exhibits from the Prehistorical period to the end of the Byzantine period from in and around Izmir. Highlights include works from Balkatepe, Limantepe, Kocabastepe and Panaztepe, which were prehistoric sites plus those from Klaros, Erythrai, Teos, Pitane, Iasos (Gulluk), Klazomenai (Urla), Kyme (Aliaga), Smyrna (Izmir).
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL8.
Written Mar 7, 2010
The sculptures on the ground floor feature works from the Hellenistic (330-30 BC) and Roman periods (30 BC - 395 AD) with highlights such as the Statue of a Priest, Statue of Draped Woman, Statue of Two Girls from Ephesus, Priest of the Imperial Cult, and Antinous as Androclos (AD 138-161) from Ephesus.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL8.
Written Mar 7, 2010
The Archaeology Museum is located in Bahribaba Park, just to the south of Konak where it opened in 1984. The works of art yielded by excavations carried out in various parts of the region such as Bayrakli (ancient Izmir), Ephesus, Pergamon, Miletus, Aphrodisias, Clazomenae, Teos, Lasos are on display here in the form of sculptures, ceramics, coins and jewellery.
The sculptures on the ground floor feature works from the Hellenistic (330-30 BC) and Roman periods (30 BC - 395 AD) with highlights such as the Statue of a Priest, Statue of Draped Woman, Statue of Two Girls from Ephesus, and Priest of the Imperial Cult. The ceramics section showcases exhibits from the Prehistorical period to the end of the Byzantine period from in and around Izmir. Other exhibits include Terra-cotta Sarcophagi and a bronze statue of a Runner (50-30 BC).
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL8.
Written Mar 7, 2010
Address: Halil Rifat Pasha Caddesi 4, Konak, Izmir
This section of the excellent Museum of History & Art in the Culture Park is located in a building on the left, after entering through the entrance gate. It features exhibits such as coins, jewellery, bronze ware, oil lamps, figurines and glassware. Highlights include coins from Lydian, Teos, Caria, Ephesus, Persia, Athens, Rhodes, Milet, Phocaea and those of Alexander the Great, Phillippus II, Side, Phaselis, Sinope, Amisos, Thrace and the Hellensitic Kingdoms.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL3.
Written Mar 7, 2010
This section of the excellent Museum of History & Art in the Culture Park is located in a building right ahead of you, after entering through the entrance gate. It showcases exhibits from the Prehistorical period to the end of the Byzantine period from in and around Izmir. Highlights include works from Balkatepe, Limantepe, Kocanastepe and Panaztepe, which were prehistoric sites plus those from Phocaia (Foca), Iasos (Gulluk), Klazomenai (Urla), Kyme (Aliaga), Smyrna (Izmir) and the Agora in Izmir.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL3.
Written Mar 7, 2010
This section of the excellent Museum of History & Art in the Culture Park is located in a building on the right, after entering through the entrance gate. It features works from the Archaic (900-700 BC), Classical (490-330 BC), Hellenistic (330-30 BC) and Roman periods (30 BC - 395 AD). Highlights include sculptures of Kuros (the young man), Kore (the young girl), Homeros-Klaros, exhibits from the Pergamon School of sculpture and the Roman sculpture group of Demeter, Poseidon and Artemis which was found in the Agora.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL3.
Written Mar 7, 2010
This large museum is located in the middle of the Culture Park and is composed of three different buildings with three different sections: sculpture, ceramics and precious artefacts, each one of which I've included a tip on.
The sculpture section features works from the Archaic (900-700 BC), Classical (490-330 BC), Hellenistic (330-30 BC) and Roman periods (30 BC - 395 AD). The ceramics section showcases exhibits from the Prehistorical period to the end of the Byzantine period from in and around Izmir. The final section exhibits precious artefacts such as coins, jewellery, bronze ware, oil lamps, figurines and glassware.
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm Tue-Sun, closed Mondays. Admission: TL3.
Written Mar 7, 2010
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This park is a welcome sight in the middle of the busy city. It's located in an area between Basmane and Alsancak that was heavily damaged by fire in 1922. The park features the Museum of History & Art (see next tip), an open-air theatre, exhibition halls, an amusement park, a zoo, and even a 50m-high parachute tower! You'll also see many people jogging around the park on their very own dedicated track.
Written Mar 7, 2010
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