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IZMIR EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Izmir European Jazz Festival is among the numerous events organized every year by IKSEV (The Izmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education) since 1994. The Festival aims to bring together masters and lovers of Jazz in attempt of generating feelings of love, friendship and peace.
INTERNATIONAL IZMIR FESTIVAL
International Izmir Festival, beginning in mid-June and continues to mid-July, has been organised since 1987. During the annual festival, many world-class performers-soloists and virtuosi, orchestras, dance companies, rock and jazz groups including Ray Charles, Paco de Lucia, Joan Baez, Martha Graham Dance Company, Tanita Tikaram, JethroTull, Leningrad Philarmony Orchestra, Christ De Burg, Sting, Moscow State Philarmony Orchestra, Jan Garbarek, Red Army Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Field, Kodo, Chick Corea and Origin, New York City Ballet, Nigel Kennedy, Bryan Adams, James Brown, Elton John, Kiri Te Kanawa, Barshnikov and Josè Carreras gave recitals and performances at various venues in the city and surrounding areas, including the ancient theatres at Ephesus and Metropolis.
IZMIR ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM
Considered to be one of the first museums built in Western Anatolia, the Museum is categorized as a regional museum due to the works of art it displays. Besides the impressive exhibits belonging to Ion, Aeolian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Periods, there are also special collections that are found in the prehistoric excavations. The works of art are exhibited in three floors and in the back and front gardens.
Entrance floor: In this section, big statues found in Claros, Metropolis, Ephesus, Pergamon and Erythrai antique towns and other stone and marble works of art are exhibited.
First floor: The inscriptions about the politic events and activities of different jobs and the religious beliefs in antiquity and grave steles (sarcophagi) and mosaic upholstery are exhibited in this section. In the interior hall there are statues of Demeter, Poseidon, Artemis found in Izmir Agora, embellished ceiling coatings belonging to Belevi Mausoleum and some architectural pieces coming from antique cities Larissa, Claros, Didyma. In the interior section of the hall are marble statues dating back to different periods, marble statue of river god Kaistros found in Ephesus, Klazomenai sarcophagi made of terra cotta, relief sarcophagi made of marble and a tomb dated from 3000 B.C. coming from Iassos.
Second floor: There are mosaics dating back to different periods, marbles, reliefs, architectural pieces and marble statues. The constructions starting from late chalcolitic times lasting till Byzantine times are exhibited chronologically in 12 side and four middle show cases in the hall dedicated to Ord.Prof.Dr.Ekrem Akurgal.
The hall of coin-glass-jewel: The treasures that are found in excavations carried out in Izmir and its vicinity and the electron treasure group dated at 600s B.C., which is found in antique Klazomenai (Urla) town, are exhibited in the section.
The other coins exhibited in this section are various gold, silver, bronze samples dated at 5 B.C.-11 AD. The glass works, which were put in the graves as a present to the deceased from archaic period to Byzantine period, are exhibited in one part of this hall. The golden, silver, bronze and other precious jewels dated between calcolitic times and Byzantine period are exhibited in another part of this hall.
AGORA
Situated in Namazgah, the Agora dates back to the Roman period with its general view. It was used for political meetings and shopping in antique times. Izmir Agora was a state agora rather than a commercial one.
Destroyed by an earthquake in 178 B.C., the Agora was rebuilt by the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Having been found during the first excavations carried out in 1932-1941; the agora used to be a rectangle-shaped, three-floored building with stairs in the front, having a courtyard(120x180m) surrounded by columns and supported by strong arches.
The tasks like excavations, restoration, archaeological cleaning and the organization of the environment are carried on in five areas; Agora square, north gate, basilica, stoa, antique bazaar.
The most important finding in the excavations is the north gate of the agora. The relief of the Goddess Vesta found in the Agora is thought to be the part of the relief of Zeus altar that was brought to daylight in the first excavations. Apart from the statues of God Hermes, Dionysus, Eros and Heracles, man-woman-animal statues, reliefs, figures, marble, stone, bone figures, glass, mines, terracotta works were found in the excavations. The inscriptions inform us about the people who helped to the city after the great earthquake in 178 B.C. The relief group constituted of Poseidon-Demeter and Artemis, which were exhibited in Izmir Archeology Museum, were all found in the north gate.
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