The Ephesus Archaeological Museum ( tr, Efes Müzesi) is an

archaeological museum An archaeology museum is a museum that specializes in the display of archaeological Types Many archaeology museum are in the open air, such as the Ancient Agora of Athens and the Roman Forum. Others display artifacts inside buildings, such as ...

Selçuk Selçuk is a town in İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its previous Greek name, ...

near the Ancient Greek city of

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...

, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby

Ephesus Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built i ...

excavation site. Its best-known exhibit is the ancient statue of the Greek Goddess

Artemis In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified with ...

retrieved from the temple of the goddess in Ephesus. There are approximately 64 thousand pieces exhibited in the Ephesus Museum. 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

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External links

Official website440 or so pictures from the museumDetailed description of the museum's exhibitions with photosEphesus Travel Guide
Archaeological museums in Turkey Ephesus Museums in İzmir Province Museums of ancient Rome in Turkey Museums of Ancient Near East in Turkey {{Turkey-museum-stub