The museum is housed in a former College for girls, constructed in 1877. It later served as part of a hospital, a banking building, a primary school (which changed names several time, at some point it was the "Conqueror Sultan Mehmet Primary School, with supposedly the best education system of the region), then remained empty for a while until being restored starting in 2007.
It has a wonderful collection in a nice display. A special treat is in a cavernous cellar, where inhabitants of many countries are shown in their national customs together with some typical object from their country. In my case, a Dutch mill and tulips. It's not great art, but fun.