Antakya Archaeological Museum

Construction of the Antakya Archaeological Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Hatay Province of Turkey, started in 1934 on the recommendation of the French archaeologist, M. Henri Prost. It was completed in 1938. In 1939, when a plebiscite united the province of Hatay with Turkey, the museum came under Turkish control. It was reorganized and reopened in 1948. In 1975 the Antakya Archaeological Museum was reopened once again, after modern reorganization. Hatay has a rich collection of mosaics. The works in the museum are arranged according to where they were found. There are objects found by excavations carried out by the London British Museum, the Chicago Oriental Institute and Princeton University. Excavations have been carried out...