As the other reviews state, a solid museum worth a visit. The front rooms contained little items and pottery thought out the ages, and I have seen similar in other places. However, I’ve never seen (outside of the Egypt museum) so many sarcophagus in one place before…but even Egypt did not have one for a dog!

Children friendly area near the entrance. Impressive presentation of many recovered artifacts. Each one has a sign about their history. The sarcophagus of Hercules was magnificent. A majestic display of coinage was located on the upper level. We were told they don’t have room to display the large number of artifacts in storage.

The Antalya Museum is one of the most important museums in Turkey and covers periods from prehistory to the 19th century. It includes 13 exhibition halls and an open air gallery containing over 5000 works that illustrate the history and culture of Anatolia. The Museum won the "European Council Special Prize" in 1988. This museum's collection is so fantastic that it is a "must see."

Part of our organized tour, we visited this museum which has 13 display halls with exhibits from the paleolithic age to ottoman times. It has Greek and Roman statues. Impressive artifacts, à children section and a modern art exhibition is found . Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to see it all.

This museum’s collection of statues from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD is stunning. Many are in excellent condition, some even having noses! I particularly liked the statues in motion or unusual poses though these were often more damaged than statues in more typical poses. While mostly marble there are also some bronze statues. Many statues come from nearby Perge and a visit there allows you to imagine these statues in their original locations. At the start is some prehistoric displays followed by some excellent ceramics and glasswork artifacts. There is also, after the statues, an extensive display of Greek and Roman sarcophagi with lots of decoration including the labours of Hercules on the side of some and full statues on top. Upstairs is a coin collection. There is also an outdoor exhibition section but exiting to it is through one way doors so if you exit by mistake you either need to find another entrance or wait for someone to exit so you can retrace your steps.

If you have visited Perge this museum is a must as it contains all the statues, sarcophaguses and muses from the ancient city. The museum is well laid out moving chronologically from prehistoric to the Ottoman Empire. Most of the features are from the Bronze Age, pre-Roman and Roman and Byzantine. There is a lot to see but can be all seen and read in 1 to 2 hours. Tram station right outside the museum.