Urfa Digital History and Culture Island
Experience Areas
Thirteen points, each telling Şanlıurfa's story through a different sense: some as you walk, some as you reach out, some simply as you watch. Here you see only a moment; the rest awaits you on the Island.
AREA 01
Opening Screen
The round LED screen on the right-hand wall at the foot of the stairs, facing the seating area: the island's opening show.
AREA 02
Urfa in the Time Tunnel
Thirteen eras, from the Neolithic to the Republic, come alive in turn on a vast curved LED wall and the ring above.
AREA 03
Interactive Wall
The wide LED wall beside the Time Tunnel, facing the corridor: touch the screen and watch your touch spread as light and particles.
AREA 04
Interactive Screen
Urfa's living heritage: the gazelle, the bald ibis and the region's native animals respond to the movement of your hand.
AREA 05
Digital Show Hall
Fire, water and light wrap all four walls; in image and sound, Urfa's story turns around you.
AREA 06
Digital Urfa Tour from the Sky
A bird's-eye journey over Urfa on a vast curved screen.
AREA 07
Visual Feast Screen
Urfa's places appear in particles of light, dissolve and take shape again.
AREA 08
Stone Mirror
Wipe away the sand covering the screen with your finger and uncover Urfa's artefacts and places beneath.
AREA 09
Urfa City Centre Points of Visit
On the touch map: the city centre's mosques, inns, bazaars and historic houses, each with photographs, information and a QR code.
AREA 10
Urfa Districts Points of Visit
In the districts section of the same map: ancient sites and historic buildings from Göbeklitepe to Harran, from Halfeti to Siverek.
AREA 11
Balıklıgöl Plateau Points of Visit
In the third section of the map: the complexes of the Balıklıgöl Plateau, Urfa Castle and the plateau's new points of visit.
AREA 12
Gastronomy and Folk Dances in Urfa
A digital show on two touch screens: Urfa's local flavours from lebeni to hırtlevik, and its folk dances from Kımıl to Dinge.
AREA 13
Hologram Show
Artefacts appear in mid-air: a three-dimensional encounter with Urfa's heritage.
Live this experience at the museum
All thirteen points in a single visit. We await you on the shore of Balıklıgöl, Tuesday to Sunday, 08:00–17:00.