Alanya Archaeological Museum was opened in 1967 with artifacts from the Bronze Age, Urartu, Phrygian, and Lydian periods brought from the Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and artifacts collected from the surrounding area until that day. In the following years, the museum expanded and enriched with artifacts from excavations in the region or brought to the museum in various ways. The museum has archaeology and ethnography sections. The oldest artifact found and exhibited in the archaeological area is a stone inscription in the Phoenician language dating back to 625 BC. The museum's most famous artifact is the statue of Heracles, which has a dramatic story in mythology. The bronze cast Heracles statue dating back to the 2nd century after Christ is exhibited in a separate hall.