Quake-hit Gaziantep museum reopens with unseen artifacts
GAZİANTEP
Gaziantep Archaeology Museum, damaged in the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes, is set to reopen to visitors next month following extensive reinforcement and restoration works, introducing 327 artifacts to the public for the first time.
The museum, which holds a collection of 3,235 artifacts spanning geological, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Persian, Greek, Roman, Islamic and Ottoman periods, will present redesigned exhibition spaces across 102 display cases.
Within the complex, 18 artifacts are placed in the outdoor garden area and 52 in indoor open-air display sections.Museum Director Özgür Çomak said the renewed presentation significantly expands the institution’s public offering. “Among the pieces being exhibited for the first time is the Mithras relief.
