The first Archeology Museum was established in Ayavukla Church in Basmane in 1924 and opened in its new building in Konak in 1984 in Bahri Baba Park.  Izmir Archeology Museum, one of the first museums in Western Anatolia, is a regional museum with its works.

Stone Works Hall

There is the Stone Works Hall on the middle floor, which is also on the entrance floor of the museum. In this section, large sculptures, busts, portraits and masks containing marble and stone sculpture works are exhibited.

It is thought that the marble "Androklos Statue", which is among the most striking works of the Izmir Archeology Museum and dated to the Roman Period, belongs to Androklos, the founder of Ephesus.

Located on the upper floor, Ord. prof. Ekrem Akurgal Ceramic Works Hall is arranged in a chronological order. A large number of artifacts from the Prehistoric Ages to the Byzantine Period, which were unearthed in various excavations, are exhibited in this hall.

The "Bronze Running Athlete Statue" and "Bronze Demether Statue", which were found in the shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea, are among the most interesting works of the museum.

The Treasury Room

The Treasury Room, located on the same floor as the bronze statues, is another interesting part of the museum. Here, it is possible to see coins belonging to the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Periods, as well as ornaments and glassware made of gold, silver and precious stones from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.

There is an audio and video guide system in the museum. Headset guides are available free of charge from the museum reception.