The museum is housed in a historic monument building, the oldest civil construction in Craiova, dating from the reign of Prince Constantine Brancovan (1699), raised on the place of the former houses of the Craioveşti boyars dating from the 15th century. The exhibits include pottery, especially from the centre of Oboga, rugs and folk costumes, glass icons, items illustrating the trades of Oltenia inhabitants, wood icons, pieces of architecture. The museum owns goods listed in the National Cultural Heritage Treasure.