Edirne Museumvisitor guide.

Edirne Archaeology and Ethnography Museum encompasses two interior divisions and an additional outdoor garden exhibition. Begun in 1969, it opened to the public on June 13, 1971. The museum is located 50 meters from the eastern gate of Selimiye Mosque, directly beside an exhibition area showcasing Ottoman-era tombstones. At the entrance, the museum garden is arranged with Aeolian column capitals from an ancient temple in Ainos (Enez); its southern section facing the Böcek Mektebi features objects related to historical water culture, including Ottoman fountain basins with fish and birdhouses from Edirne. Inside the museum, galleries comprise Archaeology and Ethnography sections. Balkan regional costumes, diverse specimens of Islamic calligraphy, carpets, kilims, an Edirne Bridal Chamber, and a traditional Living Room are showcased in the ethnography hall, alongside personal belongings used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during his visits to Edirne. The archaeology section opens with fossils: defense tusks, jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae of rhinoceroses and horses discovered in Edirne and nearby environs. Marble statuary and stelae include depictions of the Thracian Horseman. Other exhibits encompass artifacts from excavations in Edirne. Excavations and research conducted since 1971–1972 at Enez—an essential port city founded in antiquity upon crossroads connecting the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Aegean via land, sea, and river ways—illustrate regional evolution from prehistory to the present. Forming a significant portion of the museum, Enez finds including figured amphorae, terracotta figurines, pottery, marble sculpture fragments, stelae, and jewelry are displayed. In addition to regional artifacts seized at Kapıkule, İpsala, and other border gates, antiquities from various Anatolian civilizations are displayed, with jewelry, terracottas, glassware, sculptures, stelae, and coins presented in chronological vitrines. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS EDİRNE TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM EDİRNE HIDIRLIK BASTION BALKAN HISTORY MUSEUM NECMİ İĞE HOUSE ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM