The Marmara Region - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 107

Your boys, especially, will love the
ceremonial armour on display at
Bursa's interesting Archaeological
Museum in Kültür Park. There
are also statues and glassware
dating from Roman times, pieces
of ceramic, tools and weaponry
that are believed to have come
from the periods leading up to
the Ottoman times, finds dating
from the Ottoman period itself
and numerous Byzantine objects.
The well-preserved old coins are
especially interesting.
Open 8am-5pm daily, closed Mon.
Admission 5 YTL. Amenities toilets.

As the area around Çanakkale is
one of the most historic in the
whole of Turkey, it follows that its
archaeological museum must be
full to bursting with fascinating
exhibits, which is exactly the case.
Comprising five large halls, it has
displays of, it seems, everything
from household pots, coins and
glassware to remains of buildings,
tools, weapons and children's toys.
In the first hall as you step inside
there are displays that explain the
original location of the ancient
city, along with wooden exhibits
and a fine collection of ceramics
dating from around the 17th cen-
tury to almost the present day.
Çanakkale was, at one time, an
important producer of ceramics
so it is right that the museum cel-
ebrates this in style. Your children,
even the younger ones, should
find the miniature bowls and jugs
interesting. They sit alongside
household pots, plates and dishes
in varying shades of brown, green
and yellow. Hall 2 displays
ancient fossils, pots and axes
found in the local area, some
dating from prehistoric times.
Again, your children will find
these fascinating, especially the
bones of dinosaurs. Many of the
items were believed to have been
used by the ancient Troia civilisa-
tion, and include pieces that
might have, at one time, been the
playthings of children. Hall 3 is
dedicated to finds from the
Hellenistic periods and Bozcaada
necropolis of 700 to 200 BC
while Hall 4 has ruins from the
Dardanos tumulus of 600 to
200 BC and Hall 5 has arts from
Assos, Behramkale. If you visit no

Archaeology and Ethnography
Museum, Edirne
Archaeology and Ethnography
Museum, Selimiye Camii Yanı, Kadir
Pa@a Mektep Sok, Edirne. b +90 284
225 11 20.

If you and your family are
enthusiasts of ancient history
then this museum is worth a
visit. Children will enjoy the toy
section but it also has a quite
extensive collection of clothing,
hats and shoes, plus other per-
sonal items like bags and even
hair clips, topics and household
exhibits on display, most of
which date from between prehis-
toric and Byzantine times. There
is also a section devoted to the
Ottoman period with a good
collection of artefacts to see.
Open 8am-5pm daily, closed Mon.
Admission 5 YTL. Amenities toilets.

Çanakkale Archaeological
Museum

★★
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum,
Barbaros Mah. 100. Yil Caddesi,
Çanakkale. b [phone].

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