Known as the "Topkapı Palace of Anatolia," Çorum Museum in northern Türkiye takes its visitors on an unforgettable journey through history with its collection of 15,000 artifacts. Hosting artifacts from eight civilizations, Çorum Museum transports visitors back centuries. Originally built as a hospital in 1914 and later serving as a school, the building has a history of 110 years and is among Türkiye's architectural gems.
Once a place where those seeking remedies for illnesses flocked, then witnessing the future dreams of students, the historic building was converted into a museum in 2003. While Çorum holds an important place in archaeology in Türkiye, historical artifacts found in archaeological excavation sites such as Hattusha, Şapinuva, Alacahöyük, Eskiyapar and Resuloğlu are exhibited in the museum. Registered as a "culturally significant immovable property," Çorum Museum has renovated its showcases ahead of the tourism season.
With the arrangement made in the museum where rare artifacts are exhibited, some pieces are being displayed for the first time. Changes were made to the glass showcases on the museum's fourth floor, where gold artifacts from the classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Eastern Roman periods are displayed as part of the exhibition. While most of the 115 jewelry and decorative pieces made of gold and semi-precious stones found in the museum's storage were attained through confiscation, purchase and excavations, the artifacts consist .
