The Ephesus Archaeological Museum stands in Selçuk, near the ancient city of Ephesus in İzmir Province, Turkey. It holds finds from the Ephesus excavations. From 1867 to 1905 excavated artifacts were taken to the British Museum, and from 1905 to 1923 they went to the Ephesos Museum in Vienna. In 1929 a depot was built in Selçuk after Turkish law banned removing finds from the country. The museum opened in 1964, and its space was expanded in 1976.
The museum closed at the end of 2012 for extensive renovations and reopened in November 2014. It displays about 64,000 pieces in halls that include Terrace Houses Findings, Fountain Findings, Artemis of Ephesus and Emperor Cults. It has two courtyards, one large and one small.
The collection covers the Hellenistic, Roman and Early Christian periods. Efforts to repatriate artifacts taken abroad are ongoing.
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