Museums in Antalya: Top Places

Ehmedek Castle, located in Alanya, Antalya, is part of the larger Alanya Castle complex and was built in the 13th century by Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I on the foundations of earlier Hellenistic fortifications. The castle served as a military garrison, the sultan's treasury, and an arsenal during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. Ehmedek Castle is open daily from 11:00 to 22:30. It is within walking distance of Alanya Castle (441 m), Kızıl Kule (483 m), and Damlataş Beach (655 m), with the nearest public transport being the Kale cable car stop (107 m).

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Antalya Toy Museum is a toy museum affiliated with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, opened on April 23, 2011. It is located in a historical inn in the historical Kaleiçi Marina. Its collection includes approximately 3 thousand toys from the period extending from the 1860s to the 1990s.

Kaleiçi Museum is a private museum located in Kaleiçi, Antalya, in two buildings both registered as cultural assets to be preserved. One of the structures is an Orthodox church, the other is a traditional Turkish house. Suna and İnan Kıraç, who purchased the dilapidated structures, completed their repair between 1993-1995; they converted them into a museum in 1996.

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Alanya Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Alanya, Turkey. The museum is divided into two sections, with displays of archaeological and ethnographic artifacts. It contains numerous ceramic, marble, bronze and glass pieces and mosaics from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Of particular note is its 2nd century bronze statue of Hercules, which measures 52 centimetres (20 in) in height. The museum, which was established in 1967, was refurbished in 2012.

Tersane is a museum located in Alanya, Antalya. Built in 1228 by Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad I, it is the first Seljuk shipyard in the Mediterranean and the only surviving Seljuk-era shipyard. The shipyard features five vaulted arches and was used for building military and commercial vessels. The museum offers exhibits on maritime history and shipbuilding. It is open daily from 09:00 to 19:00 and is 659 meters from the Kale cable car stop.

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Atatürk's House Museum is a national museum in Antalya, Turkey dedicated to the visits of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to this city.

The Antalya Museum or Antalya Archaeological Museum was one of Turkey's largest museums, located in Muratpaşa, Antalya. It includes 13 exhibition halls and an open-air gallery. It covers an area of 7,000 m2 and 5000 works of art are exhibited.

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Side Museum, a museum established in the Ancient City of Side in Side. Side Museum was established with restorations made on the bath complex built during the the Roman period. The museum is entered through a door on the east side.

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Antalya Ethnography Museum is a museum in Muratpaşa, located in Kaleiçi, created by restoring two 19th-century Ottoman mansions. The museum exhibits various artifacts such as Turkish-Islamic works, Ottoman-era house life reenactments, and tiles and ceramics from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. It is open from Monday to Saturday between 08:30 and 17:30, and there is no wheelchair access. It is 390 meters from Cumhuriyet Meydanı tram stop.