As for museums in Bodrum, you’ll find five museums that worth a visit and see during your Bodrum holidays. The Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Bodrum Mausoleum Museum, Bodrum Maritime Museum and Zeki Muren Art Museum, located in the central Bodrum and ARThill – Private Modern Art Museum of Ender Guzey, located in Alazeytin village, are the recommended museums in Bodrum for culture and art lovers.
Top Museums in Bodrum
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology – central Bodrum
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology is situated inside the Bodrum Castle. It is one of the most rare underwater archaeology museums in the world. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology offers a collection of fascinating relics from the lives of ancient shipwrecked mariners, with glassware, copper-ware and gold items from the ship on display. Continue reading…
Bodrum Mausoleum Museum – central Bodrum
For the ones who love exploring the culture and want to see something more ancient than the famous Bodrum Castle, than head out to the remains of the Bodrum Mausoleum Museum, also known as the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, which is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Continue reading…
Bodrum Maritime Museum – central Bodrum
Bodrum Maritime Museum is opened in 2010 with an exhibition of 18 Bodrum type boat model inside a tent in front of the Bodrum Castle. And after, with the contribution of the Bodrum Municipality and Bodrum Chamber of Commerce, Bodrum Maritime Museum opened its gate at the old Bedesten building in 2011. The vision of the Bodrum Maritime Museum is to make the visitors to experience and explore the maritime history of Bodrum, to ensure maintenance of their collection and to improve it with new objects, historical documents and works.
Address: Carsi Dist. Nazim Hikmet Str. No.4/1 48400, Bodrum
Tel: + 90 252 316 33 10, Web: bodrumdenizmuzesi.org
Zeki Muren Art Museum – central Bodrum
Zeki Muren is one of the most popular Turkish singers and his house has become a museum after his death. Zeki Muren Art Museum is situated at the House of the Memory of Zeki Muren. The house has 2 floors and the costumes, items, private stuff and photographs of Zeki Muren is exhibited at the memorial house since 2000. Closed on Mondays.
Address: Kumbahce district., Zeki Müren Street, No:11, Bodrum
Tel: +90 252 313 19 39
Entrance Fee: 7 TL
ARThill – Private Modern Art Museum of Ender Guzey – Alazeytin Village
The ARThill is a private modern art museum of internationally reowned painter and sculptor Ender Guzey, situated in the Alazeytin Village, about 17 km. from central Bodrum. The architecture of the museum is designed by the artist himself, embodies Guzey’s life-philosophy of “holistic art” being embedded in the mystical landscape of the Bodrum peninsula and across the ancient city of Syangela and driectly on the historic path of the Lycians, which was designated “path of the Goddesses” in mythology. ARThill aims to provide a platform to other international creative and artistic activities and events.
Address: Path of the Goddess, Alazeytin village, Bodrum
Tel: +90 532 208 77 81