The first museology activity in Silifke dates back to 1939.

The findings in Silifke district which is rich in archaeological wealth were collected in a former primary school building which itself is older than a century.

In the yard of the museum stonemasonry items are displayed including various types of column headings, sarcophaguses, Moslem tombstones etc.

The first room of the first floor is dedicated to ethnographic items mostly on Yörük life.

Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman works are also displayed.