Photos: Herbert Weber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Satirdan kahraman, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Herbert Weber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Satirdan kahraman, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ephesus Museum: everyday life in small objects
Your local guide
Mehmet Demirtaş
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Highlights
- Everyday objects from ancient houses
- A statue of Artemis, explained
- Coins and bronze tools up close
- What ordinary life left behind
- Ephesus finds, room by room
About this tour
This session moves through the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, from everyday objects found in ordinary houses to the museum's well known statues of Artemis. You see coins, small bronze tools and carved stone in the same rooms where they were placed after excavation. Mehmet explains what each group of objects tells us about daily life in the ancient city.
The call opens with a sound check in the entrance hall, then moves case by case as Mehmet answers questions about specific pieces. He sends a short list of the objects shown afterwards for anyone who wants to look them up.
This suits anyone who has already seen the ruins and wants the objects that once filled them. It also works as a rainy day alternative to an outdoor session.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Selcuk before heading out.
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Museum entrance hall 21 min
The camera moves past display cases of coins and small bronze tools recovered from the Ephesus excavations, and Mehmet points out which objects came from ordinary houses rather than temples.
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Statue of Artemis 21 min
You see one of the museum's statues of Artemis of Ephesus, covered in rows of carved ornaments, and Mehmet explains the different theories about what the ornaments represent.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Selcuk: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Dried figs and Ayasuluk, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Istanbul time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Selcuk, showing you Museum entrance hall and Statue of Artemis live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the museum live with my phone.
Times shown in Istanbul time (GMT+3)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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