Van Archeology and Ethnography Museum

This is quite a new museum, focusing heavily on the Urartu period, and very informative.

The museum holds artefacts and copies of artefacts from the region. It starts in the Stone Age, before focusing primarily on the Urartian period, about 2800-2600 years ago. The layout is well done and...

This is quite a new museum, focusing heavily on the Urartu period, and very informative.

The museum holds artefacts and copies of artefacts from the region. It starts in the Stone Age, before focusing primarily on the Urartian period, about 2800-2600 years ago. The layout is well done and...

Visit here first!

This is one of the best museums I’ve visited. It is very well laid out. The information is in English and Turkish. It’s very big. Allow 2 hours to see everything at a comfortable pace. You should come...

Visit here first!

This is one of the best museums I’ve visited. It is very well laid out. The information is in English and Turkish. It’s very big. Allow 2 hours to see everything at a comfortable pace. You should come...

Van Museum - a Turkish Nationalist Enterprise.

Van museum is a "museum of denial" that gives a token presence to Armenians and completely denies any references to Kurds, the two ethnic communities that have constituted a historical majority in thi...