It is located in the centre of Dumlupınar, at 59 km north - west of Afyonkarahisar. Its construction began in 1990 and was completed in 1996, and its official inauguration was held in Victory Week in 1997. The museum, which is located in the landscape area of Dumlupınar Monument, is a duplex.

It is located on a nice place across the “Victory Monument” in the centre of Afyonkarahisar and across Afyonkarahisar Castle. The building was established as a duplex by Saitoğlu Mehmet Sait Efendi before the foundation of the Republic in 1915-1920. The building has neo-classical characteristics with its general features. It is observed that the building has a typical Anatolian houses style (a big hall called middle courtyard, and beside it rooms that are opening to this hall) in terms of plan.

The building continued to serve as “Municipality Building of Afyon” until the foundation of today’s Municipality Building in 1930. Later on, the building Continue reading this post…

It is in the centre of Bolvadin which is located 60km east of Afyon. The building, which had been established as Municipal cinema and then used as Municipal Culture Centre Centre, was rearranged as Municipality Museum in 1987 with the decision of Bolvadin Municipality Council.

The archaeological monuments, which were collected in the garden of the Bolvadin Lycee by the Director of the lycee Mr. Muharrem Bayer under the control of the Afyon Museum Directorate, constituted the origin of the museum. Later, a very beautiful mixed museum was founded with the archaeological and ethnographic Continue reading this post…

As a result of the activities of Asar-ı Atika Muhipleri Cemiyeti (Association of Ancient Monuments) in the first years of the Republic, Gedik Ahmet Pasha School (Muslim theological school) (Taş Madrasa) was made a storage area where the old works are stored.

The teacher Süleyman Gönçer, the head of the association, was appointed as an officer to the school which was made an official museum warehouse in 1931. Mr. Süleyman, who is also the Head of Museology and Exhibition Branch of Community Centres, enriched the warehouse with the support of the official institutions and the Community Centre. The museum, which was Continue reading this post…

Its modern building was built in 1982 and after this date it began to serve in a building of its own. The museum building was established at the most beautiful location of the centre and it is a single floor building erected over a basement, with a huge garden. The monuments are exhibited in two big halls, in the inner hall connecting these halls and in the inner garden. The museum has become the richest museum of the region Continue reading this post…