The former museum of Mardin was in Zincirli Medrese, a building constructed by the Artukids in the 14th century. The present museum was opened in 1995.
The museum building was constructed by the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch in 1895. In the 20th century besides being a religious office, the building was used for various services. The Ministry of Culture purchased the building and after restoration it was opened as a museum in 1995 .[2]
The building was made of cut limestone. There are unique ornaments on the internal and external vaults, arches, rails and column heads. It is a three-storey building. Reception, conference, exhibition and resting halls are in the ground floor. The ethnography hall and library are in the upper floor. The uppermost floor is reserved for administrative offices and the archaeology section.[3]
Exhibited itemsedit
Mardin area and especially Midyatilçe (district) is known for silver works In the ethnography hall, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, anklets, diadems, hair jewelry and copper and silver ornaments are exhibited. There are also clothes, swords, prayer beads, and coffee sets (locally known as mırra).[3]
mardin, museum, museum, mardan, pakistan, mardan, museum, museum, mardin, turkeymardin, müzesiestablished2000, years, 2000, coordinates37, 31361, 06806, 31361, 06806typearchaeology, ethnographycollectionsbronze, syriac, urartu, hellenistic, achaemenid, empire,. For the museum in Mardan Pakistan see Mardan Museum Mardin Museum is a museum in Mardin TurkeyMardin MuseumMardin MuzesiMardin MuseumEstablished2000 24 years ago 2000 1 Coordinates37 18 49 N 40 04 05 E 37 31361 N 40 06806 E 37 31361 40 06806TypeArchaeology EthnographyCollectionsBronze Age Syriac Urartu Hellenistic Achaemenid Empire Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Seljuks Artukids and the Ottoman EmpireOwnerMinistry of CultureLocation and history editThe museum is to the north of the Cumhuriyet Street at 37 18 49 N 40 4 05 E 37 31361 N 40 06806 E 37 31361 40 06806 The former museum of Mardin was in Zincirli Medrese a building constructed by the Artukids in the 14th century The present museum was opened in 1995 The museum building was constructed by the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch in 1895 In the 20th century besides being a religious office the building was used for various services The Ministry of Culture purchased the building and after restoration it was opened as a museum in 1995 2 The building was made of cut limestone There are unique ornaments on the internal and external vaults arches rails and column heads It is a three storey building Reception conference exhibition and resting halls are in the ground floor The ethnography hall and library are in the upper floor The uppermost floor is reserved for administrative offices and the archaeology section 3 Exhibited items editMardin area and especially Midyat ilce district is known for silver works In the ethnography hall necklaces earrings bracelets anklets diadems hair jewelry and copper and silver ornaments are exhibited There are also clothes swords prayer beads and coffee sets locally known as mirra 3 In the archaeological halls tools from old Bronze Age Assyrian Urartu Hellenistic Achaemenid Empire Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Seljuks Artukids and the Ottoman Empire are exhibited These are stamps figurines jewelry ceramics coins tear bottles candles etc 3 References edit MARDIN MUZESI Kultur Portali Mardin museum page a b c Ministry of Culture Mardin branch page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mardin Museum amp oldid 1040991966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
