The museum is located in the historic Sur district of Diyarbakır, close to the Grand Mosque.

[1] The museum building was the house where Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı (1910–1956), a well known poet, was born in.

These parts are traditional living quarters in different seasons; north in summer, east in spring, south in winter and west in autumn.

In 1973, the house was purchased by the Ministry of Culture, and it was opened to visits on 29 October 1973, the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic.

The 152 exhibited items are the personal belongings of Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı and his family members.