antakya archaeological museum

This is a brand new museum. It is very well thought out with wheel chair access thought. A nice mix of ancient Stone Age, Hittite, Luwian, Greek, Roman, and Ottoman items. Very good selection of mosaics, but not as good as Gazientep. I especially liked the stone lions and the figure of the king with the Luwian writing on his back. Well worth a visit. The only thing missing is a car park. There is a little too the left on the side of the road.

It was a really fascinating place. The museum has a rich collection of mosaics from Roman times in 2nd centuries. The museum's collection reflects the culture of the region.

Now, there are two museums in Antakya. The old museum is in the city centre and there is a marble sarcofagus, gold jewellery and mozaic. In january they also opened the new museum. It is between the old one and st. Peter's church. The new museum is bigger and there are ,except of mozaics, an artefacts from stone, bronze, iron age, and middle age like a statues, weapons and sculptures. I reccomend to visit both of them.

I was so excited to see something about Palmyra and the tombs there. That was a wonderful experience.

I think that not many people know about this place with many Roman and Greek things. I was with youth and history teachers. It is worth to see and meet part of history.One problem; if somebody doesn't know where the museum is, you cannot find it even though it is located in the city center.You must see the cave of St. Peter on the other side of river.

Muzem is small but nice. Antioch is city with very rich history because of it you can find lot of amazing showpieces in the Muzeum. Lot of mozaics, marble sarcophagus and some gold jewels. Problem is that some parts of the exhibition are moved to another building yet. Do not forget to visit - Koz Kalesi , Antioach castle, Bagras castle, Titus tunnel.

Only the sarcophagus is completely in tack for viewing. Of the mosaics saloon, only 2 are partially available for viewing.The place looks like it's been looted and vandalized.Despite the reduced fee from 8 lira to 3 lira - I'd much rather if they closed it completely like they did for the Orthodox church and St Pierre church.

An historical heritage that needs to be taken better care of. The facility of today's is not able to protect the heritage, a lot of mosaic pieces are exposed to sun in a small garden surrounding the museum. I have been there 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. This year I was not able to go there due to the war in Syria.

The mosaics are in the process of being moved to a new building. Right now, it is a bit of a mess. Still lots of mosaics to see, and the wonderful sarcophagus.

As other reviews have mentioned - much of the museum was closed due to repair. What is left is well worth the time, energy, and 3TL. Numerous mosaics were still available to view as well as the sarcophagus.

It was not clear if they are rebuilding the museum or moving the mosaics elsewhere however on our visit only 2 of the 6 rooms were open plus the sargophagus. The ticket price was reduced from 8tl to 3tl and the mosaics were beautiful but combined with the current closure of St Peters church you might want to think twice about visiting Antakya at present although the market is terrific.

I didn't enjoy visiting this museum for two reasons. First - I'm not a museum person, second - I think there was some repair. For me there wasn't much to see.

As part of our group travel to Antakya our trip guide took us to the "Mosaic Museum". I am not a museum person usually but this museum really got my attention. It is a beautiful building full of Roman and Byzantine mosaics dating back to the 2nd and 3rd century. I believe it is a must see on your travels.

There are some great Frescos to see, albeit most of them are partial. The museum itself could be better kept. There were a number of random air-conditioners in a couple of the rooms that were obstructing the frescos. The back room though that has archaeological pieces in order of time periods was really fascinating, and made the trip worthwhile. You can also see the archaeologists on site working. For the tiny entry price, its worth a look.

A must see place if you visit Antakya, used to called Antioch in the roman empire. The mosaics are so amazing, however if you travel without guide, you need to get detail information about the mosaics first as the museum you hardly find detailed informations inside the museum.