Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum

Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum
Arslan Eyce Özel Amphora Müzesi
	Entrance of the museum.
	Location of the Amhora Museum in Turkey.
Established	2003; 21 years ago
Location	İsmet Inonu Cad. 62/B, Tasucu, Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
Coordinates	36°19′03″N 33°52′40″E / 36.31750°N 33.87778°E
Type	Archaeology
Collections	Amphora
Collection size	400
Founder	Arslan Eyce
Owner	Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Website	Museum page

Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum, also known as Taşucu Amphora Museum, (Turkish: Arslan Eyce Özel Amphora Müzesi) is a maritime archaeology museum dedicated to amphora in Taşucu, Southern Turkey.

Location

Taşucu, known as Holmi in the antiquity, at 36°19′03″N 33°52′40″E / 36.31750°N 33.87778°E / 36.31750; 33.87778 is a seaside town in Silifke İlçe (district) of Mersin Province. Formerly, it was an important port. The museum is located in a 19th-century building on the İsmet İnönü Boulevard, which was originally a storage building.

Ownership

The building now is a property of the museum foundation. Arslan Eyce, a citizen of Silifke, spent 40 years in collecting ancient amphorae mostly from shipwrecks. In 1997, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) took over the collection. After maintenance, the museum was officially opened in 2003.^[1]^[2]

Collections

There are 400 amphorae in the museum. The exhibited amphorae span a long time from 3200 BC to 1800 AD.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Museum page (in Turkish)
^ ^a ^b "Ministry of Culture and Tourism Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum". Taşucu Amfora Müzesi. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

[TU-1] Museum page (in Turkish)

[tam-2] "Ministry of Culture and Tourism Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum". Taşucu Amfora Müzesi. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

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