The first Museum of Antiquities in Bursa was opened in the building of the Men's Lyceum in 1904 with the status of a branch of Müzey-i Hümayun (Müzey-i Hümayun - Imperial Museum). In 1930, all of its exhibits were moved to Yeshil Madrasah, and even later (1972) to a new building built specifically for the museum in the Cultural Park (Kültür Parkı).
Among the collection of objects, one can find very rare finds discovered in the areas of Musiya and Bitkhia, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. e., and up to the Byzantine era
The main hall of the archaeological museum presents: stone and bronze axes, objects made of clay, they were found at the earliest ancient burials, special objects for cutting and splitting from the 2nd millennium BC, containers found on the territory of Urartu, from the era of the Frigs (I millennium BC), bronze vessels and other objects remained.
From the Antandros necropolis, the museum brought out works of ancient art - figurines of various shapes, vessels of various techniques, decorations, and other items that can be found at ancient burials.
The most notable and curious among the collection of the Bursa Archaeological Museum can be considered the archaeological finds discovered in the village of Karachabeya and Shukraniye, from where a tombstone dating back to the Greek-Persian time was brought.