Gordion Museum

Gordion Museum is a museum in Turkey.

Location
Unlike most other museums this museum is located in a village. It is in Yassıhöyük village of Polatlı ilçe (district) in Ankara Province on the road to Polatlı at 39.65278°N, 31.66306°W. The village is founded next to Gordion, the capital of Phrygia an ancient kingdom in Anatolia.

History
The museum was established in 1963 as a subsidiary of Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara about 75 km away. Recently, the museum was enlarged by adding a 180 m2 stock room, a 150 m2 additional exhibition hall a lab and conference room. There is also a 5000 m2 open air exhibition area.

Exhibits
The exhibits include the Phrygian and other archaeological items, especially those of King Midas. There is also a chronological exhibition of later artifacts including Hellenistic and Roman Empire items and also a coinage section.

There are many tumuli around Gordion. They are actually the tombs of Phrygian aristocrats. The most important tumulus with a 300 m diameter and 55 m height belongs to King Midas. It was unearthed in 1957 and after underpinning works it was opened to visits.