Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations ( tour: Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi , Museum of Anatolian Civilizations ) - one of the richest museums in the world , the main historical museum of Turkey , located in its capital - the city of Ankara .

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi
Museum Square and entrance to the main building
Established	1921
opening date
Location
Address	Ankara , Turkey (Address: Gözcü Sokak No: 2 06240 Ulus)
Visitors per year	450,000 [1]
Site	Museum official site

The museum was founded in 1921, in the following years it expanded rapidly under the influence of Kemal Atatürk , the first president of Turkey, who wanted to create a Hittite museum in Ankara, and contributed to the acquisition of new buildings for the museum, as well as the fact that the museum received many exhibits from the surrounding areas where the remains of the ancient Hittite cities are preserved. The museum was also filled with exhibits of other ancient civilizations that were discovered in Turkey.

The museum currently contains collections from the Neolithic , Bronze Age , civilizations of Assyria and Urartu , the Hittites and Phrygians , Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome , the Byzantine Empire , the Ottoman Empire .

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations was awarded the European Museum of the Year Award in 1997.