Ottoman prison building now serves as a museum
The museum’s collection reflects the town’s cultural heritage and traditional way of life.
A historic prison built during the Ottoman period in Bolu’s Gerede district has been transformed into a museum, taking visitors on a journey into the past.
The historic building, constructed in the early 1900s and used as a prison until 2012, was converted into a museum through a project prepared by Gerede Municipality with grant support from the Eastern Marmara Development Agency.
The Gerede Municipality City Museum, which opened to visitors in November 2023, houses old household and agricultural tools, historical photographs of the district, shoemaking and blacksmithing equipment, as well as leather saddles, packsaddles and belts.
