The museum spans over 20,000 square meters, making it the largest olive oil-themed museum in the world.
The collection features original stone presses salvaged from various regions in Western Anatolia.
It was founded by Dr. Levent Köstem, a medical doctor who transitioned into agriculture and industrial archaeology.
The museum grounds include an extensive botanical garden featuring indigenous Mediterranean flora.
The exhibition layout is chronologically arranged to demonstrate the evolution of olive processing technology from the Iron Age to the modern era.
Köstem Zeytinyağı Müzesi is the world’s largest olive oil museum, situated on a 20,000-square-meter olive grove in Urla. The facility houses an extensive collection of historical olive oil presses, traditional stone mills, and ancient oil storage vessels from across Anatolia. It functions as an industrial heritage site, showcasing the technological evolution of olive oil production spanning thousands of years. The museum complex includes workshops, a botanical garden, and a laboratory dedicated to the history of Mediterranean agriculture. It was founded by Dr. Levent Köstem to preserve the olive culture of the Aegean region. The architecture integrates modern museum design with rustic, nature-focused exhibition spaces. Visitors can observe the transformation of olives into oil through various historical methods displayed in situ.
The central exhibition hall featuring the massive historical wooden and stone olive presses.
Combine your museum visit with a walk through the surrounding organic olive groves.
Visit the onsite shop for cold-pressed olive oils produced directly on the estate.
Allocate extra time if you plan to dine at the associated restaurant, as it sources ingredients from the museum's own farm.
Avoid visiting during the intense midday heat of summer, as the outdoor exhibits and groves are exposed to direct sunlight.
Closed on Mondays.
