Muğla Müzesi | |
Established | 1994 |
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Location | Müştak Bey caddesi |
Coordinates | 37°13′02″N 28°22′05″E / 37.21722°N 28.36806°E |
Type | Natural history, Archaeology, Ethnography |
Collections | 5460 |
Owner | Ministry of Culture |
Muğla Museum is a museum in Muğla, Turkey. It is a general purpose museum combining natural history, archaeology and ethnography. The museum building, which is located on Müştak Bey street, [1] is the former prison of Muğla city. The building was restored and opened as a museum in 1994. [2]
One section of the museum exhibits the fossils of animals that lived 5-9 million years ago (i.e., Turolian period) from Kaklıcatepe, a hill close to Muğla. Another section focuses on archaeology; finds from excavations in Stratonicea excavations are exhibited in this area. There is also a skeleton of a gladiator. [3] In ethnography section clothes and everyday tools from Muğla area are exhibited. [2] There are 5460 items in the museum. [1]