It was built by Architect Kazım Tahsin in 1927. The museum building, which was used as the Governor’s Mansion until 1976, is made of masonry and has two floors on the ground. The entrance located in the north of the building is covered with blue and white Iznik tiles. There is a balcony supported by two masonry consoles above the entrance. The railing of the balcony is decorated with circle and star motifs.
The upper floor windows have barrel arches and are covered with Iznik ceramics. The lower floor has a rectangular form with windows and reliefs can be seen under the windowsills. There are two masonry balconies located in the western and southern parts of the building. The roof of the building is hipped and covered with tiles. There is an inscription above the entrance door.
In the museum, there are a total of 23 thousand 901 artifacts found in Tekirdağ and its surroundings, dating from prehistoric times to the present day. 4 thousand 863 archaeological artifacts, 17 thousand 129 coins and 1909 ethnographic artifacts are open to visitors in the museum.
ETHNOGRAPHY HALL
Terracotta glazed and metal vessels used in the Ottoman and recent periods, Çanakkale Ceramics, firearms and cutting weapons, silver jewelry, Tekirdağ region women’s and men’s clothes, bath sets, hand embroideries, covers, towels, Karacakılavuz Hand Weavings, manuscript Quran and the Tekirdağ Sanjak dated 21 November 1338 – Rodosto (21 October 1922 – Tekirdağ), made of red silk fabric and with conquest prayers written with glitter embroidery, are exhibited. In addition, a recreation of a traditional circumcision room is accompanied by furniture of the period.
In addition, a Tekirdağ Room was animated using a fireplace, sofa, curtains, woven carpets, daily use containers, a handmade wooden carved cradle, and mobile mannequins dressed in traditional clothes.
In the large garden of Tekirdağ Museum covering three sides, sarcophagi, columns, statues, column capitals, friezes, architraves, grave stelae, altars, pithoi and tombstones from the Hellenistic Period to the Ottoman Period are exhibited in a typological manner.
It is open every day except Monday.
Currently, the MuseumCard price, which is valid for one year from the first day of purchase, is 60 TL for citizens of the Republic of Turkey.
Places to Visit in Tekirdağ:
Hora Lighthouse.
Tekirdağ Coast.
Tekirdağ Archeology and Ethnography Museum.
Kapaklı Kazak Lake
Uçmakdere.
Laladere Recreation Area
Rakoczi Museum.
Namık Kemal House.
The museum exhibition consists of a stone artifacts hall at the entrance, an archaeological artifacts and ethnography hall on the second floor, and large garden displays.
Works consisting of statues, stelae, reliefs, tombstones and inscriptions brought from the ruins within the borders of our city, especially Perinthos (Marmara Ereğlisi), Heraion Teichos (Karaevlialtı), Byzante (Barbaros), Apri (Kermeyan), and the Odrys of the Thracians in the Harekattepe Tumulus. The skeleton of a king belonging to his dynasty is exhibited in flesh form along with grave findings, royal and priestly crowns.
The stone tools found in the Bed and Kuştepe locations in the Karansıllı Village of Tekirdağ and the flint and quartz cutters found in the Çavuşköy Ballı Location in the Malkara District belong to the lower paleolithic period and date back to the first half of the middle Pleistocene, that is, 500,000 years ago. Stone axes, bone tools, spearheads, arrowheads, metal and terracotta figurines, daily use vessels produced from these periods until the Iron Age; Information about Güneşkaya and Güngörmez Caves, located in the valleys formed by Ergene and Galata Streams in Saray District
In the large garden of the Tekirdağ Museum covering three sides, sarcophagi, columns, statues, column capitals, friezes, architraves, grave stelae, altars, pithoi and tombstones from the Hellenistic Period to the Ottoman Period are exhibited in a typological manner.
I have a special interest in museums. Tekirdağ Archeology Museum is a well-kept museum that bears the traces of history. It contains archaeological artifacts belonging to many civilizations. Also, about the traditional clothes, home order, handicrafts and lives of the Thrace region. It also has a section. There are also old tombs and altars in the garden. The museum is located on a hill overlooking the sea.
The museum is entered with a card.
Tekirdağ is a city worth seeing. I left very satisfied.
It is a very beautiful historical building, there are many beautiful works in it, the garden is beautiful, sarcophagi and column pieces are placed, there is no entrance fee. I recommend it to those who pass by, it opens at 9 in the morning. It has a beautiful sea view. Don't be fooled by the fact that it is free, because there are things here that are in most paid museums. There may be a bit of a parking problem, other than that there is nothing to say
The museum, which is very valuable for Tekirdağ in my opinion, contains important works from the city's prehistory to the ancient period. You can see artifacts from Thracian tumuli, objects such as statues, sarcophagi, etc. from the Roman period, and coins from various periods in the museum. Although the ethnography section is a bit weak, there is a section where weaving samples and home life are explained. Admission is free, recommended.
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