Museums in Ankara: Top Places

Gordion Museum is in Yassıhüyük village of Polatlı district of Ankara. Although King Midas's tumulus is in the museum, King Midas's skull was later taken to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. His skeleton is claimed to have been lost later.

The State Art and Sculpture Museum is a museum dedicated to fine arts and sculpture in Ankara, Turkey. The museum was opened in 1930 upon the direction of Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of Turkey. It is located close to the Ethnography Museum and houses a rich collection of Turkish art from the late 19th century to the present day.

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The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurşunlu Han. Because of Atatürk's desire to establish a Hittite museum, the buildings were bought upon the suggestion of Hamit Zübeyir Koşay, who was then Culture Minister, to the National Education Minister, Saffet Arıkan. After the remodelling and repairs were completed (1938–1968), the building was opened to the public as the Ankara Archaeological Museum.

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METU Science and Technology Museum is a museum established within the campus of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. The museum is aimed to present the modern technological tools as well as technological past of Turkey.

Republic Museum is a museum in Ankara, Turkey, which was the Turkish Parliament building from 1924 to 1960.

Ankara Aviation Museum is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in Etimesgut district of Ankara, Turkey. The area of the museum is 64,321 m2.

The Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association, shortly THK Museum, is a museum owned by the Turkish Aeronautical Association in Altındağ, Ankara dedicated to the civil aviation in Turkey.

Vakıf Museum is an ethnography museum in Ankara, Turkey exhibiting endowed articles. The museum is on Atatürk Boulevard in Ankara. It is to the south of Melike Hatun Mosque and to the east of Gençlik Parkı, the largest park of Ankara.

The Ulucanlar Prison Museum is a former state prison in Ankara, Turkey, that was converted into a prison museum following restoration by Altındağ Municipality. The museum was opened in 2011. It is the first museum of its kind in Turkey.

The War of Independence Museum, housed in the first Turkish Grand National Assembly building in the Ulus district of Ankara, Turkey, displays important photographs, documents and furniture from the Turkish War of Independence.

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The Mehmet Âkif Ersoy Museum House is located in the Altındağ district of Ankara. It is an Ankara house converted into a museum where Mehmet Âkif Ersoy resided in Ankara during the Turkish War of Independence years and wrote many of his poems, especially the İstiklâl Marşı. It is located within the boundaries of Hacettepe University Central Campus.

Pembe Köşk is an Ottoman-era house in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey, which is the city's oldest villa and was the home of Turkish President İsmet İnönü from 1925 to 1973. İnönü purchased the villa and surrounding vineyard in 1923 from Mehmet Uzunzade. At the time, the villa only had two rooms and required two years of renovations before İnönü and his family could move in.

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CerModern, located in Altındağ, Ankara, is a modern art center that opened in 2010. It was created by restoring the historic Cer Workshops, which were built as railway maintenance workshops between 1926 and 1927 during the early years of the Turkish Republic. The museum exhibits modern art works in various disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, and video art. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00-20:00 and is 167 meters from the Adliye metro stop.

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Ankara Palas is a historical building, which is used as an official state guest house in the capital Ankara, Turkey. Initially designed as the Ministry of Health building, it was used as a hotel for the members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the completion of its construction in 1928.

The C Ziraat Bank Museum is a museum that has been serving since 1981 in the Honor Hall of the Ziraat Bank Headquarters Building in the Ulus district of Ankara's Altındağ district, exhibiting historical objects showing the development of the banking system in Turkey. It is Turkey's first banking museum. It is located in the building designed by Italian Architect Giulio Mongeri in 1929 and is one of the First National Architecture Period structures.

Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum is an archaeology museum and music venue in Ankara, Turkey.

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Kelime Müzesi is Turkey's first word-themed museum, founded by author Şermin Yaşar to teach children and young people the meanings of Turkish words, proverbs, and idioms. Located in Altındağ, Ankara, next to Ankara Castle and opposite the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, the museum opened on September 26, 2022, on Turkish Language Day. It operates in a four-story historical building that was formerly used as a grain and mohair warehouse. The museum also features a three-dimensional digital sculpture of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, created from his photographs.