Mehmet Cabir Alper Archaeology Museumvisitor guide.

Ranking among the most important museums in the region, Batman Museum encompasses three main exhibition galleries: the Paleolithic-Neolithic Hall, the Ilısu Hall, and the Hasankeyf Hall. The museum displays approximately 500 artifacts spanning an extensive historical continuum from the Paleolithic Period to the Middle Ages. Batman Museum has directed a total of seven archaeological rescue excavations conducted at mounds in Batman and Siirt provinces scheduled to be submerged beneath the waters of the Ilısu Dam reservoir. The most renowned artifact preserved in the museum is the group of game pieces discovered during excavations at Başur Höyük. A monumental stele (Dikilitaş) from Gusir Höyük, bronze grave goods from Başur Höyük, and a depiction of the deity Bes from Hasankeyf stand among the paramount treasures in the museum. Within the museum's exhibition galleries, there is a dedicated projection room where visitors can watch documentary films concerning archaeological excavations conducted under the auspices of Batman Museum. The museum also houses an extensive research library containing specialized volumes on archaeology, cultural heritage, and art history, as well as a conservation and restoration laboratory for artifacts recovered from excavations. Spearheaded by the Batman Museum Directorate, the "Museum Park" (Müzepark) Project represents a groundbreaking initiative in Türkiye. Through historical open-air living zones created within the museum grounds, this project aims to enable visitors to learn history experientially through direct engagement. In the Museum Park grounds, vernacular house models from Gusir and Gre Amer mounds excavated under the Ilısu Dam Project, ancient burial customs observed at Başur, Gre Amer, and Kuriki mounds, the Başur Höyük game pieces, the Artuqid Gate of Hasankeyf, medieval domestic spaces in Hasankeyf, and traditional village structures and rural lifeways from recent times have been faithfully recreated. The Museum Park also features educational excavation simulation pits to instill historical awareness and explain archaeological techniques to students from primary through high school levels. In these hands-on zones, students receive practical archaeological training under the guidance of expert archaeologists. Educational short films and interactive simulation stations further enhance the experience for child visitors. The first phase of the affiliated Hasankeyf Museum is open to visitors. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS BATMAN HASANKEYF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE