Kayseri Archaeology Museum 🇹🇷

If you are exploring the rich history of Turkey, you must visit the Kayseri Archaeology Museum, located inside the historic Kayseri Castle at Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Kaleiçi Meydan Kümeevler, No: 1 in Melikgazi. Serving the region for decades since its original opening in 1969, the museum relocated to this stunning new space in October 2019.

Inside, you will journey through time across 14 chronologically ordered exhibition halls spanning from the ancient Chalcolithic Age all the way to the Late Ottoman period. You will discover remarkable artifacts gathered from Kayseri and nearby excavations, including items from the famous Kültepe Karum ruins located 22 kilometers away, which have been continually excavated since 1948.

As you wander through dedicated rooms such as the Tablet Hall, Hittite Period Hall, and Roman Period Hall, you can admire rare treasures like ancient cuneiform clay tablets—the earliest written materials in Turkey dating to around 1900 B.C.—alongside intricate Heracles sarcophagus sculptures, Phrygian ceramics, and Seljuk stone artifacts. Whether you are inspecting delicate stamps, metallic objects, or Ottoman-era finds, this museum offers you an extraordinary window into the region's deep, layered past.

What to see at Kayseri Archaeology Museum

• Assyrian clay trade tablets from around 1900 B.C., representing the earliest written materials in Turkey
• Artifacts from the Kültepe Kaniş/Neşa excavations, continuously excavated since 1948
• Fourteen chronological exhibition halls spanning from the Chalcolithic Period to the Ottoman Period
• Classical stone sculptures and works, including the Heracles sarcophagus
• Diverse collections of Phrygian ceramics, stamps, pitchers, and metallic objects

Visiting tips

Make sure to note the museum's updated location inside Kayseri Castle at Kaleiçi Meydan Kümeevler when planning your arrival.

How long: 1-2 hours · Best time: Morning

How to get there & what’s nearby

Kayseri Archaeology Museum is easy to reach on Kayseri’s public transport. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Kayseri travel guide.