Nevşehir Museum
Nevşehir Museum (Turkish: Nevşehir Müzesi) is in Nevşehir, Turkey
Nevşehir Müzesi | |
  Nevşehir Museum | |
| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | 350 evler, Nevşehir, Turkey |
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| Type | Archaeology, Ethnography |
| Collections | Neolithic, Chalcolithic Bronz, Phrygia, Urartu, Hellenistic, Roman Byzantine, Ottoman |
| Collection size | 6942 archaeologic and ethnographic+8795 coins[1] |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
Nevşehir is the provencial center in the region which is the Capadocia of the antiquity and known for its fairy chimneys. The museum at 38°37′41″N 34°43′30″E is on Türbe Street in 350 Evler neighborhood of Nevşehir.[2]
The former museum of Nevşehir was in a historical building which served from 1967 to 1987 when a new building was opened as a museum.
In the museum there are two halls one for the archaeology and one for the ethnography.[3] In archaeology section items of Neolithic, Chalcolithic Bronz, Phrygia, Urartu, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine ages are exhibited. There are also some items from Iran, Mesopotamia and Cyprus [1] In ethnography section illumination tools, hand written books, weapons, local clothes hand works, ornaments, kitchen tools are displayed.
