MUSEUMS OF BURDUR
BURDUR
MUSEUM
Burdur
Museum was first established as a store in a section of
the library of Bulgurlu Medrese in 1963. Bulgurlu Medrese
was one of the architectural works of the Ottoman period.
Between 1966 and 1968 the two sides of this library were
converted into two museum rooms. They were filled with
works found in the region of Burdur, and opened in 1969.
Some of the works are exhibited in the museum garden.
The
first room is reserved for sculpture brought from Kremna
and other ancient centers in the region of Burdur. Among
the most conspicuous of the statues, are those of Athene,
Aphrodite, Hygieia, Heracles, Dionysus, Aesculapius, and
Apollo. They were made of bronze. They were from the Roman
period.
The
second room contains ceramic works. In the show cases
are exhibited : dishes and figurines from the Neolithic
Age found in Hacilar, stone axes, idols, discs and bone
objects from the Calcolithic Age, earthenware pieces and
ceramics from the Phrygian period, small pitchers and
vases of the Lekytos and Aryballos types from the Hellenistic
period, marble perfume bottles, earthenware figurines,
tear and perfume bottles, lamps, bowls, iron mirrors and
dishes, gold, silver and bronze ornaments, ring stones,
and necklaces from the Roman period, ceramic and metal
lamps from the Byzantine period, coins from various cities
and regions, and Phoenician glass objects.
The
museum garden has been arranged as an open-air exhibition
area. It contains masonry from the Roman period. There
are statues of Heracles and Aesculapius, Cybele bas-reliefs,
sarcophagi, and inscribed and carved graves steles. The
stores of the museum contain a large quantity of ethnographic
objects.
