Meerschaum Museum
Lületaşı Müzesi
Eskişehir is the world's main source of meerschaum. The museum displays finely carved meerschaum pipes and crafts.
Meerschaum (Lületaşı) is a lightweight white mineral, and most of the world's supply comes from Eskişehir. It has been carved into pipes, jewelry, and small sculptures that are famous across Europe. The museum is housed in the caravanserai of the Kurşunlu complex. It displays pipes with figures carved by masters through the ages, sultan busts, and other fine pieces, and it explains how the stone is mined and carved. The galleries are small and admission is cheap. Afterward, you can watch craftsmen carve in the workshop next door and shop for souvenirs.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00; may close on Mondays
Nearby sights
- Kurşunlu Mosque Complex
- Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum
- Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM)
- Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
- Contemporary Glass Art Museum
- Odunpazarı
- Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum
- Porsuk River & Gondola Rides