Diyarbakır Archaeology Museumvisitor guide.

The first museum in Diyarbakır opened in 1934 in the Zinciriye (Senceriye) Madrasah near the Grand Mosque. Relocating to its modern building on Elazığ Avenue in 1985, it opened to the public in 1993. Our museum houses a rich collection acquired through regional excavations, purchases, and confiscations, spanning Prehistory, Early Bronze, Urartian, Assyrian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Aq Qoyunlu, and Ottoman eras, alongside Artuqid coins minted at Amida and ethnographic artifacts. Excavations at Çayönü and Hallan Çemi, alongside rescue excavations conducted under our museum's direction since 2000 under the Ilısu Dam Project, have yielded vital discoveries illuminating human history, placing our museum in an exceptional standing. Currently, 29,270 inventoried artifacts are registered in our museum collection. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS SİLVAN ATATÜRK HOUSE MUSEUM DİYARBAKIR ATATÜRK HOUSE MUSEUM ZİYA GÖKALP MUSEUM CAHİT SITKI TARANCI HOUSE ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM