Art Museum
Misis Mosaic Museum

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Misis Mosaic Museum is an art museum in Adana Province, Turkey.
About Misis Mosaic Museum
Misis Mosaic Museum exhibits the works that were excavated from Misis Tumulus, most notable are the mosaics that were on the floor of a 4th-century temple in the ancient city of Misis. The museum is founded in 1959 in Yakapınar village on the far east end of Adana at the west bank of Ceyhan river.
At the museum various periods can be viewed in chronological order and floor mosaics belonging to a Basilica located within the boundaries of the Misis Ancient City is exhibited in situ. It was discovered in 1956 and the mosaic covered area was revealed by Theodor Bosset and Ludwig Budde from the German Archaeology Team who were carrying out excavations at that time at the Misis Mound.
Misis Mosaic Museum by the numbers
- Founded
- 1959
Plan your visit
Misis Mosaic Museum
- Website
- www.muze.gov.tr
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