Ephesus Archaeological Museum

Ephesus Museum
Efes Müzesi
	Statues from the Fountain of Trajan
	Location within Turkey
Location	Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37°56′56″N 27°22′4″E / 37.94889°N 27.36778°E
Type	Archaeological museum
Website	Ephesus Museum

The Ephesus Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Efes Müzesi) is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near the Ancient Greek city of İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site. Its best-known exhibit is the ancient statue of the Greek Goddess Artemis retrieved from the temple of the goddess in Ephesus.^[1]

There are approximately 64 thousand pieces exhibited in the Ephesus Museum.^[2]

The other museum with a great number of Ephesus artifacts is the Ephesus Museum in Vienna.

The museum closed at the end of 2012, and reopened in November 2014 after extensive renovations.

Sections in Ephesus Archaeological Museum

Terrace Houses Findings Hall
Fountain Findings Hall
New Findings and Small Findings Hall
Great Courtyard
Grave Findings Hall
Artemis of Ephesus Hall
Emperor Cults Hall
Small Courtyard^[2]

References

^ "Ancient Ephesus City Ruins in Turkey". Ephesusbreeze.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b Gülday, Hasan (May 5, 2020). "Ephesus Archeological Museum". Tours Around Turkey. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

Notes

"Ephesus Museum, Selçuk". sacred-destinations.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

External links

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[1] "Ancient Ephesus City Ruins in Turkey". Ephesusbreeze.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[:0-2] Gülday, Hasan (May 5, 2020). "Ephesus Archeological Museum". Tours Around Turkey. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

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