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Fethiye Museum, where finds from excavations in ancient settlements around Fethiye are exhibited, should definitely be visited during your city tour. The museum contains archaeological artifacts from the Bronze Age to the archaic, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, as well as ethnographic artifacts from the Menteşe, Ottoman and recent periods. The museum is open to visitors every day between 08.00-17.00 in the winter months and between 08.00-19.00 in the summer months.
Fethiye Museum
Fethiye is a city built on Telmessos, the westernmost city of the ancient Lycia region, and is the port city of the Teke Peninsula. The first museum was started to be created in 1962, with the initiatives of Recep Ceylan, the district governor of the time, with artifacts collected from the city and its surroundings, which was restructured after the 1957 earthquake. The museum, which first operated as a Warehouse Museum in two small rooms under the current municipality building, has been hosting its visitors in its current location since 1987. The majority of the exhibited works consist of works brought to the museum by citizens from Fethiye and its surroundings and works found during excavations in the museum's area of responsibility. The museum has sections consisting of archaeology, ethnography and garden display.
The works in the archeology department date back to B.C. Sculptures dating back to the 3rd millennium BC until the end of the Byzantine Period are exhibited in groups consisting of statue heads, ceramic, glass and metal works and coins. There are also inscriptions in the Archeology Hall that provide important information about the history and culture of the region. The most important of these inscriptions is the Trilingual stele, which played an important role in deciphering and reading Lycian, the language of the people of the region in the classical age. In the ethnography section, folkloric artifacts (textiles, clothes, embroidery, jewelry, ornaments and household items) specific to the Teke region are exhibited. One of the works in this section is the display of a working loom used in dastar weaving around Üzümlü. In the museum garden, there are large-sized stone works on open display. These include sarcophagi, inscriptions and the Monument of Iraza, one of the important figures of Lycian culture.
Where is Fethiye Archaeological Museum?
Archaeological Museum is 1.6 KM away from Fethiye town centre. You can reach the archaeological museum by minibuses departing from the city. If you are going by private vehicle, we recommend that you park it wherever you find convenient. Because it is very difficult to find a parking space.
Fethiye Archaeological Museum Entrance Fee?
The entrance fee to the Archaeological Museum, also known as the Fethiye museum, is 10 TL. You can visit every day of the week between 08:30 and 19:00. Additionally, Museum card holders can enter free of charge.
While You're At It
While you are here to visit the Fethiye Museum, you can visit many historical places and museums around Fethiye. You can add more historical places and museums to visit in Mugla to your route by visiting the Muğla Museums page on our website.
