Approximately 35 thousand visitors to Erzurum Museum in two months
Approximately 35 thousand people visited the Erzurum Museum in 2 months, where artifacts from the Bronze and Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods are exhibited. The museum, which serves in an archaeological and ethnographic format and exhibits works and visuals from Erzurum history, the bronze, iron and chalcolithic ages, the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, has approximately 20 thousand works, including those stored in warehouses.
In the museum, where works from Ağrı, Bayburt and Artvin are exhibited, there are also works and visuals of Oltu stone embroidery reflecting Erzurum culture, the local game dagger bar and the ancestral sport javelin game.
Approximately 35 thousand people visited the Erzurum Museum in 2 months, where artifacts from the Bronze and Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods are exhibited. Erzurum Museum Deputy Director Çetin Erbenzer made a statement.
Stating that the visitor density makes them happy, Erbenzer said, „Our number of visitors is around 35 thousand. Hopefully, we aim for 100 thousand visitors by the end of the year. If we can achieve this number, we can say that we are good.“ he said.
Stating that the exhibition halls of the previous museum building were inadequate, Erbenzer reminded that the old building was demolished because it was not earthquake resistant.
„WE HAVE A STONE FATHER STATUE FROM THE 9TH CENTURY BCE“
Pointing out that museology started in the city in 1947-48, Erbenzer said, „Our most striking work is our stone father statue in Şenkaya’s Ormanlı District, which was not in the previous museum. This work dates back to the 9th century BC. Our stone father statue in Oltu is in our garden.“ „These are our groups found related to the burial tomb tradition of the Turks in Central Asia. Their presence in Erzurum and Anatolia is the biggest answer to those who put forward the thesis that ‚Turks were not here before 1071‘,“ he said.
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Approximately 35 thousand people visited the Erzurum Museum in 2 months. The museum exhibits artifacts from the Bronze and Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. It serves in an archaeological and ethnographic format and displays works and visuals from Erzurum history, including the bronze, iron, and chalcolithic ages. The museum houses around 20 thousand works, including those kept in warehouses.
In addition to works from Ağrı, Bayburt, and Artvin, the museum also showcases Oltu stone embroidery, which reflects Erzurum culture, as well as the local game dagger bar and the ancestral sport javelin game.
Erzurum Museum Deputy Director Çetin Erbenzer stated that they are happy with the visitor density, and the number of visitors is around 35 thousand. They aim to reach 100 thousand visitors by the end of the year.
Erbenzer also mentioned that the previous museum building’s exhibition halls were insufficient, leading to the demolition of the old building due to its lack of earthquake resistance.
One of the notable works in the museum is the stone father statue from the 9th century BCE, located in Şenkaya’s Ormanlı District. This statue, which was not present in the previous museum, is significant as it is related to the burial tomb tradition of the Turks in Central Asia. It serves as evidence against the claim that „Turks were not here before 1071.“
