Ephesus Archaeological Museum

Ephesus Museum
Efes Müzesi

The entrance to the museum
Location within Turkey
Location Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
Coordinates 37°56′56″N 27°22′4″E / 37.94889°N 27.36778°E / 37.94889; 27.36778Coordinates: 37°56′56″N 27°22′4″E / 37.94889°N 27.36778°E / 37.94889; 27.36778
Type Archaeological museum
Website Ephesus Museum
The Artemis of Ephesus

The Ephesus Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Efes Müzesi) is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site. Its best-known exhibit is the statue of Artemis retrieved from the temple of the goddess in Ephesus.[1]

The other museum with a great number of Ephesus artifacts is the Ephesos Museum in Vienna.

The museum closed at the end of 2012, and reopened in November 2014 after extensive renovations.

References

  1. "Ancient Ephesus City Ruins in Turkey". Ephesusbreeze.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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