Zeki Müren Art Museum

The Zeki Müren Art Museum in Bodrum is a two-storey house, and it is best understood as a home rather than a gallery. It is where Zeki Müren, one of Turkey's most beloved artists, lived from 1980 until his death in 1996. Restored by the Ministry of Culture, it was turned into a museum and opened to visitors in 2000.

The lower floor is furnished as the artist actually lived, while the upper floor is arranged as the museum proper. There you will find information and documents about his life and works, photographs, and his stage costumes and personal belongings.

Zeki Müren was born on 6 December 1931 in Bursa and is regarded as one of the most important figures of classical Turkish music. He received the title of State Artist in 1991 and the first golden record award in Turkey, and he composed more than three hundred songs. He also trained in decorative arts at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, continued to study pattern design alongside his music, and designed many of his own stage clothes. He painted too, exhibiting paintings and drawings in several cities. In 1996 he died of a heart attack during a ceremony held in his honour.