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Mugla Museum, opened in 1994 in the old prison building, on a two-storey rectangular plan. Resembling an open-air museum, the museum consists of four departments: archeology, ethnography, gladiators, and natural history halls. in the Ethnography Hall, which opened in 1995; The artifacts used by Mugla and its surroundings in daily life are displayed. In addition to clothing, accessories and utensils, there are tools related to professions such as weaving and carpentry. in the Hall of Antiquities, which opened in 1997; Artifacts from nearby areas are displayed. in the Natural History Hall, the most impressive section of the museum; The remains of plants and animals that lived many years ago are displayed. Fossils were discovered by shepherds, many artifacts such as remains of rhinoceros and elephants, and important fossils belonging to herbivorous and carnivorous groups are displayed in this section. Opened in 2007, the Hall of Gladiators is one of the interesting halls in the museum. 7 gladiator burial obelisks were found in the ancient city of Stratonica in the museum. At the same time people who died in gladiator fights were depicted. There is also a large garden at the entrance to the museum in which stonework and marble are displayed.
