Aphrodisias is unquestionably one of the most impressing ancient cities of Anatolia with its well-preserved buildings and numbers of magnificent sculptures from the Roman period. Being built near a marble quarry, the city was also an important center in the past with its famous sculpture school and for being one of the several cities that was dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
Opened to visitors in 1979, the museum is near the ancient city of Aphrodisias, and only the pieces taken out from the excavations in Aphrodisias are exhibited. By the end of the year 1997, the registered objects at the museum were 12.697 pieces.
