Museums and Archaeological Sites in Antalya Will Be Free for COP31 Participants

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that during the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) hosted by Turkey, all official delegation participants will be able to visit museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry in Antalya free of charge.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that official delegation participants will be able to visit museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry free of charge during COP31 to be held in Antalya. Stating that the night museum application will also continue at the Side Archaeological Site, Ersoy expressed that participants will be allowed to discover the historical and cultural riches of the city outside of meetings.

Minister Ersoy reported that they have prepared an exhibition themed "Tash Tepes" featuring 37 archaeological artifacts from the inventory of the Sanliurfa Museum in the Blue Zone of COP31. He also noted that Ahmed Adnan Saygun's Yunus Emre Oratorio will be performed at the Antalya State Opera and Ballet Congress Center.

Stating that a Climate Library with 1,800 books will be presented to visitors for the first time in the history of the Conferences of the Parties, Ersoy conveyed that the humanoid robot Bilgi will guide visitors in different languages on November 17-19. It was stated that the library equipment will be utilized in public libraries after the conference, and the books are planned to be added to the Antalya Tekelioglu and Burdur Provincial Public Libraries.

Stating that digital inventory records for approximately 1.2 million cultural assets have been created via the Museum National Information System, Ersoy noted that with the Solar Energy Power Plant Project, it is aimed to meet the energy needs in four museums from renewable sources. It was reported that after the organization, the Antalya EXPO area will be utilized as an international fair, congress, and event center.