The museum building, originally constructed in 1910 as the Kastamonu Branch of The Committee of Union and Progress, was designed by Architect Kemallettin Bey and built entirely of ashlar stonework. From the 1940s until 1952, the building served as a warehouse for archaeological artefacts collected from Kastamonu and the surrounding provinces. In 1952, it was opened to the public as a museum. The museum displays a range of artifacts dating from the Paleolithic Period to the Late Ottoman Period. One of the remarkable artifacts in the museum is a gemstone depicting the Roman Empress Agrippina Junior, which was found in the Turbe Tepe Tumuli of Cide district. The museum houses several noteworthy artefacts, such as a bronze cup and tripod dating back to 2000 BC found during the excavation of the Kulaksızlar Dam in the village of Kınık, The Taprammi bowl with a hieroglyphic inscription from the Hittite Empire period (1450-1180 BC), a Roman sarcophagus with garlands displayed in the garden, a terracotta Askos from the Roman period and a terracotta statue of Cybele from the same period.
KASTAMONU MUSEUM
