Guided Tour: Ephesos Museum (2/2)

Ephesus (Türkiye) was one of most important cities in the ancient world. Hit by severe earthquakes and the deterioration of its harbours, the city remained an important centre in late antiquity and the Byzantine period. Austrian excavations in Ephesus started in 1895. Findings from the first years were brought to Vienna as a gift from the Sultan to the Austrian Emperor and are on display in the Ephesus Museum of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Georg Plattner, director of the collection, will give an overview of old and new projects.