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Bodrum Maritime Museum

Museum4.5 · 1 0374.4 · 59≈ 1 h 8 min

Bodrum Maritime Museum in the town centre celebrates the storied seafaring heritage of the Turkish Aegean. The museum showcases detailed wooden scale models of traditional gulets and tirhandil fishing vessels, historical sponge-diving gear, and a vast private collection of over four thousand sea shells from around the world. A dedicated section honours writer Cevat Şakir, father of the Blue Cruise.

Highlights

  • Handcrafted scale models of traditional Aegean gulets and tirhandils
  • Extensive private shell collection featuring over 4,000 specimens
  • Historic diving suits and memorabilia of the famous Blue Voyage

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