Yozgat Museum

The museum building is an old mansion named Nizamoğlu Mansion. It was built in 1871. The mansion was purchased by the Ministry of Culture in 1979. After a restoration period it was opened as a museum in 1985.

Yozgat Museum
Yozgat Müzesi
From the museum yard
Yozgat Museum
Established1985 (1985)
Coordinates39°49′24″N 34°48′18″E
TypeArchaeology, Ethnography
Collection size4440
OwnerMinistry of Culture

Yozgat Museum is a museum in Yozgat, Turkey.

In the museum there are both ethnographic and archaeological items. Among the ethnographic items there are hand written manuscripts, local clothing, carpets, kitchen and everyday tools, wooden artifacts and weapons. Sculptures, sarcophagi, coins, stamps and inscriptions make up the archaeological section. There are over 2800 ethnographic and 1640 archaeological items in the museum.[1]

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