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MuseumsSite Name: Antakya Museum Alternative Name: Antakya Arkeoloji Müzesi
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 38.61 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Antakya  Nearest Village: Antakya
Latitude: 36.220540N  Longitude: 36.184100E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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4 Ambience:
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2Not Good
1Awful
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no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Hatay museum set to take title of world's largest mosaic collection by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 21 January 2015
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The Archaeological Museum in Hatay, one of Turkey’s most religiously diverse provinces, will soon boast the world’s largest mosaic collection, following restorations to the building.

“This is a special museum in terms of such features. Half of the museum is currently open. Nearly 400 square meters of mosaics are on display, most of which are being seen for the first time,” said Hatay Archaeology Museum's official restorer, Celaleddin Küçük.

When complete, the museum will display the largest number of mosaics in the world, covering an area of 3,400 square meters, Küçük added.

Currently, the world’s largest mosaic museum is the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, which holds mosaics covering an area of 2,462 square meters. The Zeugma Museum is especially noteworthy for featuring a mosaic of the “Gypsy Girl,” which is frequently used in promotional material for Turkey.

Küçük said the Hatay Archaeology Museum has attracted considerable interest since some of its sections were reopened.

“Artifacts in the museum are displayed in chronological order starting from 42,000 years ago until the 20th century. There are also small mockups of the Üçağız Inn and the Tell Kurdu, Tell Tayinat and Tell Aççana mounds. Visitors are able to see all eras inside a time tunnel. Finally they reach the 20th century. Here people are able to go inside the artifacts, touch them and feel like they are a part of the artifact,” he said.

A unique 1.5-meter statue of Hittite emperor Suppiluliuma is also on display at the museum. The statue, which was found at Tell Tayinat Mound in 2012 during excavations led by Toronto University Professor Timothy Harrison, holds a spike in one hand and a lance in the other. The statue with a beard, long hair and bracelets is one of the most prominent promotional symbols of Hatay.

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    Turkey’s Culture Ministry denies claims of botched restorations of ancient mosaics by davidmorgan on Monday, 11 May 2015
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    The Culture and Tourism Ministry has refuted claims that the restoration of ancient mosaics in the southern city of Hatay has seriously damaged the works, saying the photos published in the press were taken during the initial phase of the restoration.

    “It has been determined that no damage has been inflicted on the mosaics. The photos used in the media were taken during the initial phase of the conservation,” read a part of the written statement issued by the ministry on May 6.

    The scandal erupted after local mosaic craftsman Mehmet Daşkapan brought the issue to the attention of a local newspaper in Antakya, a district of Hatay, where the alleged damaged mosaics are being held in the Hatay Archaeology Museum, the world’s second largest mosaic museum.

    “Valuable pieces from the Roman period have been ruined. They have become caricatures of their former selves. Some are in an especially poor condition and have lost their originality and value,” Daşkapan had said.

    Among the supposedly damaged mosaics were said to be world-famous panels including a mosaic depicting the sacrifice of Isaac and a mosaic of Narcissus.

    The Culture Ministry statement said photos from the initial phases of the conservation were “maliciously” given to the press.

    “It seems that there is a difference in the colors [of the mosaics] in the old and new photos, but when the procedures are finished the mosaics will gain their old color back,” it said.

    Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik repeated the answer issued by the ministry, also adding that the museum was never closed to visitors as had been claimed in some reports.

    “Our ministry shows the utmost sensitivity to the preservation of cultural assets,” Çelik emphasized.

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Hatay’s new archaeology museum almost complete by davidmorgan on Saturday, 03 May 2014
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The construction of a new archaeology museum has been continuing since June 2011 in the southern province of Antakya. The Antakya Archaeology Museum will have the world’s largest mosaic display area. As works are set to finish in the coming months, most of the artwork from the former museum has been moved into the new one.

The museum, which covers an area of 50,000 m2, has 11,700 m2 display area and 5,000 m2 of it belongs to mosaics. The changes from 45,000 B.C. up until now will be on display in the museum. The museum is also home to the likes of Üçağız cave, Tell Tayinat and Aççana mounds.

During a recent visit to the completed parts of the museum, a 1.5-meter-long statue of King Suppiluliuma, which had been found during excavations headed by Professor Timothy Harrison, drew great interest from guests. The king ruled Tell Tayinat in the 9th century B.C. and carries a spear and a spike in his hand.

Hatay Governor Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz said some of the artwork was on display in the former museum because of a lack of space. He said 65 percent of the new museum had been finished and ready, and that it would be the world’s largest mosaic museum in terms of its size.

He said that some of the mosaics had been kept in depots under suboptimal conditions. “This museum will have the largest mosaic display area in the world. It has a 5,000 m2 area for mosaics. At the moment, 971 m2 mosaics are on display. Also, those in the depot of the former museum will be restored and put on display. There are also artifacts, whose places have been identified underground, but not unearthed. We will carry out excavations to unearth and display them,” the governor said, adding that the museum would boost Turkey’s tourism and cultural value.

The Archaeology Museum Director Nilüfer Sezgin said the new museum would display never-before-seen pieces of art. She said the moving process is continuing. She noted art was on display in an area of 800 m2 in the former museum and it would increase to 5,000 in the new one.

The area, which is 50,000 m2, has been leased from the Special Provincial Administration as part of a project led by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Among the items in the new museum is a four-panel mosaic depicting a play by Menander, the most renowned Hellenistic playwright. It has been transferred to the new museum and restored there. This mosaic was discovered in 1997 and was excavated a decade later.

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