Aydın Archaeological Museum

Aydın Archaeological Museum
Aydın Arkeoloji Müzesi
Location of Aydın Archaeological Museum in Turkey
EstablishedFebruary 16, 1959 (1959-02-16)
LocationIlıcabaşı Mah., Müze Bulvarı 4, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey
Coordinates37°50′48″N 27°51′45″E / 37.84667°N 27.86250°E / 37.84667; 27.86250
TypeArchaeological
Collection size
  • 11,000 archeological
  • 4,000 ethnographic
  • 45,000 coins
OwnerMinistry of Culture and Tourism

Aydın Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Aydın Arkeoloji Müzesi) is in Aydın, western Turkey. Established in 1959, it contains numerous statues, tombs, columns and stone carvings from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, unearthed in ancient cities such as Alinda, Alabanda, Amyzon, Harpasa, Magnesia on the Maeander, Mastaura, Myus, Nisa, Orthosia, Piginda, Pygela and Tralleis. The museum also has a section devoted to ancient coin finds.