[1] The Dawood Foundation (TDF) has retained the heritage architectural features of the house to preserve the living style of the past residents of cosmopolitan Karachi.
[3][4] The house is situated in the East-Karachi neighborhood Jamshed Quarters and is accessible through Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road.
'The Living Room' also has antique pieces and furniture such as vintage chess sets, a glass cupboard with fine china, an original silica treadle sewing machine, gramophone, radio, telephone, typewriter, and lamps, from as early as the 1930s.
[7] The European style sofas, Parsi furniture, Anglo-Indian vanity dressing table, and Irani chairs, present a mixture of different cultures and portray the ethnic inclusive nature of Karachi.
Three Numaish (Exhibition in Urdu) Halls on the upper floor of TDF Ghar act as empty multi-purpose spaces.
[12] To promote the strength, uniqueness, and charm of each culture, community, and gender, TDF Ghar hosts various exhibitions.
[13] The exhibition, started in February 2022,[14] is a snapshot of Karachi's cosmopolitan history, the mix of cultures that it represented, and the kinds of lives people had there over half a century ago.
[18] The man who built Karachi – Moses Somake, was an exhibition which was designed for Karachiites to celebrate the work of Iraqi descent architect.
[20] Karachi ka Keamari was an exhibition designed to explore the history of Pakistan's largest and busiest seaport.