Ankara exhibition traces 12 millennia of Anatolian jewelry
A sweeping exhibition tracing 12,000 years of jewelry craftsmanship across Anatolia has opened at the Ankara Ethnography Museum, bringing together hundreds of rare artifacts from museums throughout Türkiye.
Organized under the coordination of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the exhibition features 550 pieces collected from 60 museums nationwide.
The collection spans a vast historical timeline, from the Epipaleolithic era to the final years of the Ottoman Empire, offering visitors a comprehensive look at the evolution of adornment, symbolism and craftsmanship in Anatolia’s civilizations.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Gökhan Yazgı as part of events marking the International Council of Museums’ 2026 theme, “Museums Uniting a Divided World.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, Yazgı noted that 276 of the exhibited artifacts are being displayed to the public for the first time.
