Topkapı Palace
The sultans’ palace on Sarayburnu: courtyards, the Imperial Council, the treasury and the terraces over the water. Dated entry, sold online on its own site.
Ephesus Experience Museum
An immersive museum beside the ancient city that uses story and technology to bring Ephesus's golden age to life, from its founder Androklos to St Paul.
About the museum
The Ephesus Experience Museum was built on the land that holds the archaeological remains of Ephesus and aims to bring the city's rich past back to life. Its team included architects, curators, designers, artists, technology specialists, historians and archaeologists, Turkish and international. The result is a museum that tells its story from the moment you enter to the moment you leave.
Visual stories weave myth and reality together and lead visitors through the streets, festivals, temples, houses, markets and bazaars of ancient Ephesus. In its three halls you meet the city's famous figures, from its founder Androklos to Cleopatra and Mark Antony and from Artemis to St Paul. You can take a magical journey inside the Temple of Artemis, stroll down Harbour Street and enter the Terrace Houses.
The daily life, trade, art and architecture of Ephesus at its peak come alive through this narrative rather than through rows of objects.
Tips
- An audio guide service is available.
- Museum passes are not valid here, so check the official page for ticketing details before you go.
Questions
When is Ephesus Experience Museum open?
According to the Ministry’s listing it opens at 08:00 and closes at 18:00 (last entry 17:30). Open every day.
Can I buy tickets for Ephesus Experience Museum on this site?
No. This site sells no tickets. Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Dolmabahçe Palace are sold on our sister sites; for Ephesus Experience Museum, buy at the ticket office or on the Ministry’s official e-ticket system.
Where is Ephesus Experience Museum?
Ephesus Experience Museum is in İzmir, Türkiye — Atatürk, Efes Antik Kenti, Antik Tiyatro Karşısı, 35920 Selçuk/İzmir.
Nearby
İzmir
Ephesus Archaeological Site
One of the great cities of the ancient world, a UNESCO site with the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and centuries of Greek, Roman and Christian history.
İzmir
Ayasuluk Archaeological Site
The hill above Selçuk where Ephesus began and ended: a medieval citadel and the ruins of the great basilica of St. John, with excavations that pushed the city's roots to the Neolithic.
İzmir
Ephesus Museum
One of Türkiye's most visited museums, in Selçuk, with the famous Ephesian Artemis, Eros statues, coins, jewellery and a garden bazaar of old crafts.
İzmir
Ayasuluk (St. John) Archaeological Site
The hilltop site above Selçuk where the Basilica of St. John was built over the apostle's tomb, an important witness to early Christianity near Ephesus.
İzmir
Ephesus Terrace Houses
Seven well-preserved Roman houses on the slope of Bülbül Mountain, where Ephesus's elite lived among mosaics, frescoes and underfloor heating.
Istanbul tickets online
Four Istanbul landmarks, each sold on its own site by the agency behind this guide — dated entry and free cancellation up to 24 hours.
Basilica Cistern
Justinian’s great underground reservoir: 336 columns in still water and the two Medusa heads. Fast-track entry with a digital audio guide.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s cathedral, the sultans’ mosque and a working mosque again today. The ticket admits you to the upper visitor gallery.
Dolmabahçe Palace
A nineteenth-century palace on the water’s edge: the Selamlık, the Ceremonial Hall under its chandelier, the crystal staircase and the Harem.