Museum· Artuklu, Mardin
Mardin Museum
Mardin Müzesi
12th-century Syriac patriarchate turned governor's mansion turned museum, in Mardin's honey-coloured stone.
Story
This honey-stone mansion was the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate from the 12th century until 1932. The Ottoman governor briefly took it as his residence, then it became Mardin's archaeology and ethnography museum. The exhibits jump from Late Bronze finds to Ottoman silverwork; the courtyard with its three-tier arcade is the show-stopper.
Did you know
- The 1895 façade was rebuilt by Patriarch Ignatius Behnam IV after an earthquake.
- A 4,500-year-old Akkadian cuneiform tablet on display is the museum's oldest piece.
- The carved wooden ceiling of the central hall took two Mardin master craftsmen seven years to finish.
Practical info
- Entry fee
- Müzekart ile Girilebilir. · Foreign: € 7
- Location
- 37.3138°N · 40.7346°E
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