Van Museumvisitor guide.

Van, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, is located in the Lake Van basin of our country's Eastern Anatolia Region. With history tracing back to the Paleolithic era, Van has been an important center of settlement throughout history owing to its location along the Silk Road. It served as the capital of the Urartian Civilization and preserved its prominence during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The idea of founding a museum first emerged in 1932 from the necessity to safeguard movable cultural assets obtained through varied channels across sites in Van that hosted diverse civilizations. It began serving as a Museum Bureau in 1945 and became a Museum Directorate in 1972. In our new Museum building, an exquisite collection of artifacts from Van and its surrounding territory is exhibited in galleries curated according to contemporary museological principles. Galleries showcasing artifacts from Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Urartian, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Seljuk, Turkish-Islamic, and Ottoman periods in chronological order take visitors on an unforgettable historical journey. Spanning an indoor area of nearly 10,000 m², the museum complex features a cafeteria, conference hall, classrooms, specialized research library, children's play areas, gift stand, and temporary exhibition galleries for visitors. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS VAN HOŞAP CASTLE VAN ÇAVUŞTEPE CASTLE VAN AKDAMAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM VAN CASTLE