The museum is situated near Varyant street on Halil Rifat Paşa mah 31, Konak.

The museum was established by ceramic artist, Ümran Baradan.

In 2005, she donated a two-storey house and toys she had purchased in various countries.

[1] The museum is now run by the municipality of Konak (an intracity district of İzmir.)

Some examples are: Media related to İzmir Toy Museum at Wikimedia Commons