Bölgesel bağlamında kültürel mirasın korunması: Diyarbakır?da yeni bir arkeoloji müzesi yapmak

With the support of the local administrative institutions and several NGOs, in recent years the staff of the Diyarbakır Archaeology Museum has been designing and implementing the project of its new venue in order to play a leading role in the scene of the preservation and transmission of the local cultural heritage. The structural problems faced in the current museum building, but particularly the limited dimensions of space, did not allow exhibiting more than 10% of the collection. Therefore, a more suitable venue for the Archaeology Museum was needed and the project is now in process. Thus, twelve years after the initial proposal of an extended museum compound in the İçkale area, the nucleus of the historical city fortification, the Diyarbakır Archaeology Museum today is finally completing the last steps towards its transfer into three historical buildings. Meanwhile, the construction of several large dams within the GAP Project, and the consequent flooding of significant zones of a territory particularly rich in archaeological heritage have also initiated numerous transformations deeply affecting the local cultural and natural heritage.This research constitutes an attempt to conciliate these two dramatically contrasting aspects of cultural heritage that are simultaneously in force in the region by telling the story of the new Archaeology Museum as a cultural initiative shared by the civil society. Furthermore, in accordance with the new Museum?s goals, the research delivers educational initiatives and outreach strategies aimed at involving all segments of the population from the region.