The Anatolian Civilizations museum is located in the district known as
Atpazarı. The
Anatolian Civilizations museum which is erected inside the
Ottoman Bedesten near the
Ankara Castle and which dates back to 15th century has moved here after the restoration works carried out between. 1938-1968 were finished. Upon finalization of the restoration works the museum has been moved here in parts and took its present shape. One of the two buildings comprising the museum is
Kurşunlu Han which is used as a center where rooms for researchers, the library, conference room, laboratory and the workshops are situated.
Mahmut Paşa Bedesteni (1464-1471) on the other hand is being used as display room. In the
Anatolian Civilizations Museum very important remains from the
Palaeolithic,
Neolithic,
Calcolithic,
Old Bronze Age,
Hittites, ,
Phrygians,
Urartu,
Late Hittites,
Greek, Hellenistic,
Roman and
Byzantine periods are displayed. This museum was elected as the first from among 68 museums and has been awarded the “Museum of the Year” prize at a contest held in Switzerland in 1997. The
Anatolian Civilizations Museum is open everyday except Mondays from May to September between 08.30-17.30 and October to April between 08.30-17.00.
