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Odunpazarı Modern Museum (Odunpazarı Modern Müzesi), or OMM, is a modern art museum in Eskişehir, Turkey. It’s located in the Odunpazarı district and opened to the public on September 7, 2019.
Visiting
Odunpazarı Modern Museum is open daily except Mondays. Admission is 70₺ (as of November 2023). I’m not exactly into modern art, but I was impressed by many of the pieces on display. We spent about a half hour at the museum.
The OMM Café is located at the museum, serving light breakfasts and healthy lunch options. There’s also the OMM Inn, a boutique hotel attached to the museum. It was built partly inside an Ottoman-era Odunpazarı Home and includes 15 rooms.
The Building
The building itself is a work of art. It was designed by Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates. The architect’s goal was to pay homage to the local architectural style using geometry, light, stacking, and timber. The building is beautifully lit by the sun at different times of day.
One impressive feature of the interior is a twisted square “tube” running the entire height of the building. It’s made with stacked wooden planks and leads up to a skylight.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions at the Odunpazarı Modern Museum are spread out over three floors. There are different types of art on display. They including paintings, sculptures, and new media art in order to appeal to a wide range of visitors.
Personally, the most impressive work in the museum is a bamboo sculpture by Tanabe Chikuunsai IV of Japan. He spent two weeks installing the sculpture, which was made specifically for OMM. The sculpture complements the architecture of the building. It can be viewed from the ground and upper floors.
Below are photos of a few other paintings and works of art that caught my eye. Many are part of the Erol Tabanca collection, which was acquired over a period of 15 years.
