Sanandaj Museum was originally a “Qajar” period house built as the residence of “Molla Lotfollah Sheikholeslam”, one of the spiritual leaders of “Qajar” era. It was transformed into a museum in 1967.
It consists of a basement and a ground floor. Archeological items are exhibited in basement and ethnological materials are on show on the ground floor. Various cultural objects from the region of Kurdistan, as well as other parts of Iran are housed here.