[3] The idea of establishing a City Museum in Skopje originated in 1935 when the municipal budget allocated 100,000 Yugoslav dinars for its development.

[4] However, the creation of the museum was delayed due to political factors, as the authorities viewed it as a potential tool for fostering national consciousness and resistance against foreign rule.

[4] Initially, it operated within the Cultural and Scientific Commission of the People's Committee of Skopje until 1952, when it moved to a dedicated space on 27 Mart Street in the city centre.

[4] In 1962, a review of the city's cultural monuments led to the decision to move the museum's permanent exhibition to the Kuršumli An building, a 16th-century Ottoman structure in the old bazaar.

[4] That same year, the museum developed a plan to either build a new structure or adapt part of the old railway station, which had become a symbol of the 1963 earthquake disaster.

[4] On October 11, 1971, the museum reopened to the public, showcasing a thematic exhibition dedicated to the National Liberation War and marking the 30th anniversary of the 1941 Skopje revolution.

[6] The building featured a monumental, symmetrical design with classical and Byzantine influences, notably a colonnade of arches on its upper floor.

[5] After the country gained in 1991 its independence, it was removed to museum depo during VMRO-DPMNE's rule, but the memorial was returned to its original location in 2018 during the reign of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia.