trabzon museum

Nearby the famous meydan. Trabzon museum have a lot of ancient displays from different eras and empires (helinistic, byzantine,ottoman..) you ll see alot of terra cotas,bracelets, rings,coins,seals..) what nice about this museum is they give you an easy simple short explanation on different subjects (history of trabzon, what is a coin, christian icons, bracelets use..) there is an interesting statue and information about hermes (the messenger of gods) nd more nd more info and displays..i reccomend visiting the well rounded museum instead of buying a pide or an adana durum!!

This has been a fine private house downtown Trabzon owned by a greek banker who went bankrupt. Built 1889 or so.Tried to find information about him (Konstantinos Theofylaktos) but did not find much on internet.The 2 top floor have the Ethnograpic part, which is interesting as well as looking at the rooms design.It is easy to miss the archeology section which is down the stairs to the basement. Worth a visit as well.

We visited the Museum today, closed on Mondays and Holidays, but well worth the 5 TL to enter. Agreed, it's not the V& A, but worth a look see for the beautiful building and interiors. Wow! The exhibits were small and insignificant, only that they wete found locally is important. But, a wonderful glimpse into life in Trabzon at the turn of the 20th Century. I found it fascinating and a great peer into another time. Lovely gardens also. Check it out!

Fascinating vision of Greek 19thcentury life before the ethnic cleansing of 23. Basement has superb head of Hermes found in dig up near aghia sofia

As you find frequently in Turkey Churches seem to be transformed into mosques and vice versa. The wall paintings are incomplete but still impressive, remarkable to see a version of the Last Supper and other incidents from the Christian Bible. Wear study shoes as it is a site not suited to flip flops or for anyone with an impaired ability to walk.

The large villa made the trip worth the time. The main floor is set up the way it was when Ataturk visited it in 1924 and is a lovely example of the time period. On the ground floor there are a few artifacts found in the area. The top consists of a few religious piece and traditional weapons and clothes, but nothing out of the ordinary.

A large villa still furnished much as it would have been by a wealthy family before the population exchange. Two floors of lovely rooms, with much older artefacts in the basement. And it's immediately opposite one of the best coffee shops we've been to in Turkey.The Museum (Muze) is closed on Mondays.

It's a shame to name this place as Trabzon Museum. It is an 11th cc basilica, Hagia Sophia Church, which was a museum and recently converted to a mosque.It was built by the Komnenos Dynasty.

This museum is well worth your time! We were in a pre-arranged group and while it appeared there was not an entry fee, I don't know. The grounds are beautiful as is the view from both inside and outside.

I came across this museum not expecting much, but it turned out to be the best 3 lira I've spent in Trabzon. Beautiful foyer and interesting artifacts, coupled with the Aya Sophia, it made for a great afternoon.

We went to the museum on Sat 13th July 2013 , when Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor reported that it was open. It is meant to close on Mondays . The taxi driver could not establish why it was closed , but we found in Turkey over 3 weeks that quite alot of tourist attractions were closed for renovations, so always best to check locally if you can.

The Trabzon museum does not offer that much in terms of artifacts and other items on display and the atmosphere is a bit dreary as the lighting is bad. That said the building itself is beautiful and really shows you how the wealthy used to live. Ataturk stayed here during his visit to Trabzon and that fact alone encouraged me to visit. The archeological section in the basement is interressting and shows the rich history of the area. From Ataturk Square walk east and take the pedestrianized road till you see the Simit Saray restaurant and turn left and you will see the villa infront of you.

Located in the middle of the pedestrianized shopping center of Trabzon and encircled by higher buildings full of neon shop signs, this building represents one of the few early 20th century houses that have managed to survive Turkish urban planners' building rush. And with good reason: once it belonged to a rich Greek banking family and represents a good exemple of Black Sea villa style with well preserved interiors. If only the garden surrounding it was bigger in order to create a distance between it and modern non descript constructions all around!Do visit this museum not for the sake of the exhibits it houses (similar ones you can see in many local museums all around Turkey - ethnografic collection is on the first floor, while the archeological one is located in the basement and has a separate entrance to the left of the main staircase), but for the sake of the building itself. If you have liked it, don't forget to visit Ataturk Kosk, an even grander villa from the same period.

This museum could be actually very nice. The building is impressive villa but it really need some maintenance and cleaning. Windows and cartoons were closed which made all rooms really dark. Layers of dust covered all displayed items. Some labels were in Turkish and English; some were in Turkish only; some were mixed up in between different items and some were even turned up-side down... :)

The museum is worth visiting to see how rich and famous once lived in Trabzon. The building it self is very nice although the display of artifacts are out of date and need tobe upgraded. The archeological pieces in the basement also gives the same boring feeling as a museum