Adatepe Olive Oil Museum

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Adatepe Olive Oil Museum
Adatepe Olive Oil Museum
Established2001
LocationAdatepe, Kuçükkuyu, Ayvacık, Çanakkale Province
TypeAgricultural Museum
Website https://www.adatepe.com

Adatepe Olive Oil Museum (Turkish : Zeytinyağı Müzesi) is a museum in Çanakkale Province, Turkey. The museum is at 39°32′51″N26°36′04″E / 39.54750°N 26.60111°E / 39.54750; 26.60111 in Adatepe village (next to Küçükuyu) of Ayvacık ilçe (district) and on Turkish state highway D550-TR.svg D.550 connecting İzmir to Çanakkale. It is located in an abandoned soap plant. It was opened in 2001 by a private olive company.

Turkey is one of the major olive producers of the world. The museum has been established to exhibit the tools about olive and olive oil. These include olive presses, harvesting and storage equipment. Folkloric material around Adatepe is also exhibited. [1]

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References

  1. Museum page (in Turkish)