Bodrum - Museum 
The various buildings within the castle in Bodrum, together with the upper and lower wards, have been turned into a very interesting museum, the arrangement of which has not yet been completed.
From the mosque (1723) in the Harbor Square a ramp leads up into the outer ward, on the far side of which is an arched gateway giving access to the lower ward (ticket office). Here there is a Gothic chapel, built by Spanish knights in 1520 and later converted into a mosque.
From the mosque (1723) in the Harbor Square a ramp leads up into the outer ward, on the far side of which is an arched gateway giving access to the lower ward (ticket office). Here there is a Gothic chapel, built by Spanish knights in 1520 and later converted into a mosque.
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It contains Bronze Age material and the only fragment of a frieze from the Mausoleion still preserved in Bodrum. In the towers of the castle are collections of objects of various kinds and different periods (architectural fragments, sculptures, jewelry, coins, etc.) and other items are displayed in the open.
Related Attractions
Underwater Archeology Museum
The Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum is devoted to underwater archeology. There are original finds and reconstructions of material recovered from wrecks at Yassi Ada (a short distance west of Bodrum) and Cape Gelidonya (at Finike), displays of equipment used by underwater archeologists and illustrations of their methods, and a great variety of other objects recovered from the sea.
Bodrum is the Turkish base of the University of Texas Institute of Nautical Archeology (College Station TX).
Bodrum is the Turkish base of the University of Texas Institute of Nautical Archeology (College Station TX).
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
