In 1948 the museum administration left Akkale as a storage house, and the museum was in four rooms of Kurşunlu Han the repairs of which were completed. Restoration and exhibition projects of the part around the domed structure were prepared and applied by Architect İhsan Kıygı.
In 1948, the museum's administration decided to abandon Akkale as a storage location, and it was subsequently relocated to the four rooms of Kurşunlu Han, where repairs had been completed. Architect İhsan Kıygı developed plans for restoration and exhibition projects surrounding the domed structure.