The Şanlıurfa Museum has been operational since 1965 and relocated to its current premises in 2015. The museum houses a collection of artefacts from the region of Şanlıurfa and its surrounding areas. The museum comprises 14 main exhibition halls and 33 animation areas. Additionally, the museum features a temporary exhibition hall, which is used to display works of art such as paintings and sculptures. It also includes cinevision rooms, which are used to show promotional films. Furthermore, the museum has a children's playground and a souvenir sales unit. In the Archaeopark area, which is located between the Archaeological Museum and the Mosaic Museum, there are replicas of buildings that reflect the architectural features of the period. These are arranged in a chronological order. Additionally, there are ateliers, which are used to create tourist products that reflect the art of the period. Furthermore, the Archaeopark area contains an excavation training area where experimental archaeological excavations can be conducted in order to elucidate the methodology employed in excavations, particularly for school-age children. The exhibition halls in the museum can be visited in a chronological order, accompanied by animations that provide a journey through time, thereby avoiding any potential fatigue on the part of the visitor. The Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum houses 5,000 artefacts. The exhibition halls of the museum display a variety of artefacts from different periods and cultures. These include finds belonging to the Paleolithic Period, the world's oldest sculpture "Balıklıgöl Man" made in human dimensions dating back to the Neolithic Period, the world's oldest temple Göbeklitepe excavation finds and animations, Nevali Çori Temple, and artifacts from Chalcolithic, Bronze, Iron, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods. The Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum occupies a significant position among world museums in terms of its Neolithic Period artefacts. The artefacts belonging to Göbeklitepe, the oldest temple in the world, are exhibited in the Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum. The museum is also notable for its size, being the largest in Turkey in terms of closed area and exhibition hall, and for its inclusion of a significant number of animations. Additionally, it boasts the longest sightseeing route in Turkey, at 4.5 km. While here… It is recommended that visitors do not leave the area without seeing the Şanlıurfa Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, located in a different building in the same garden. The mosaic museum, constructed in the original location where the mosaics were discovered in Haleplibahçe, displays a remarkable array of well-preserved mosaic specimens. Of particular interest is the mosaic piece that depicts the first ever representation of Amazon warrior women in the world.
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