Erzurum Museum

Erzurum Museum or Erzurum Archaeological Museum is a museum located in the Yakutiye district of Erzurum. The museum houses artifacts from Prehistory, Seljuk, Ottoman and the War of Independence.

History

The artifacts in the museum were first exhibited in 1944 at the Yakutiye Medrese. In 1947 they were moved from Yakutiye Medrese to the Çifte Minareli Medrese. In 1964 construction of the first museum began, and it opened in 1968. On 19 August 2023 the museum was renovated and opened in a different building.

Key facts

Type: museum
Located in: Eastern Anatolia Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 39.903350, 41.277440Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Erzurum Müzesi (tr.wikipedia.org), as of 13 December 2025

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.