Çayeli Museum (Natural Life Museum)
The museum was established in 2012 by Ahmet Hamdi İshakoğlu's children upon his will to promote the past life of Çayeli and Rize and was transferred to Çayeli Municipality. In 2015, it was granted private museum status by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums. The past life of Çayeli and Rize and the tools and equipment used are exhibited in the museum. The mannequins exhibited in the museum were made by taking molds from the faces of local people. The artifacts exhibited in the museum are the items used by the local people in the past. The interior decoration of the museum was prepared by the lecturers of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University stage decorations and costume department. The idea father of the museum is the late Ahmet Hamdi İshakoğlu, who brought countless works to Çayeli.
