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May 18 - Museum Day in Turkey

May 18 - Museum Day in Turkey

May 17, 2024

Events within the framework of the Museum Week will be held in Turkey from May 18 to 24. Museev's International Day on May 18, he was elected Museev's International Advisor (ICOM) in 1977 in the year. Traditionally, on this day, museums will open their doors to thousands of visitors.

The museum under the Aegean UN and ICOM, which depart to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will work for free on May 18 until 23.00 within the framework of the academy "European Night of Museums", which this year will be celebrated for the 19th time in Europe and for the 18th time in Turkey. The programs of events that will be held in the museums will be available on the websites of the respective governorates.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has shared a list of places that can be visited for free. The statement says that all museums and archaeological sites in Turkey can be visited free of charge on Museum Day:

Adana Museum, Amasya Museum, Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Republican Museum, Antalya Museum, Alanya Museum in Antalya, Museum of Lycian Civilizations in Antalya, Side Museum in Antalya, Aydin Museum, Bartin Amasra Museum, Burdur Museum, Bursa Archaeological Museum, Troy Canakkale Museum, Chorum Museum, Edirne Museum, Turkish Edirne Museum – Museum of Islamic Artifacts, Erzurum Ataturk House Museum, Eskisehir Archaeological Museum, Gazientep Archaeological Museum, Gaziantep Zevgma Mosaic Museum, Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul Museum of Turkish and Islamic Artifacts, Izmir Archaeological Museum, Izmir Ataturk Museum, Izmir Ephesus Museum, Izmir Odemish Museum, Kastamonu Museum, Kars Museum, Kocaeli Museum, Konya Karatai Museum of Chinese Artifacts, Konya Mevlan Museum, Mardin Museum, Mersin Museum, Mugla Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Memorial Tomb and Museum complex of Mugla Milas Uzunyuva, Mugla Fethiye Museum, Mugla Marmaris Museum, Mush Museum, Nevsehir Hajibektas Museum, Nowhere Museum, Samsun Gazi Museum, Sinop Museum, Sivas Museum, Tunceli Museum, Ushak Museum, Van Museum.

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